WASHINGTON - The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Gold Coin and Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Bronze Medal on March 18, 2010, at noon Eastern Time (ET).
Abigail Fillmore First Spouse Gold Coin - Click to Enlarge
The one-half ounce 24-karat gold coin, struck at the United States Mint at West Point, will be available in proof and uncirculated conditions. Pricing for the coins will be based on the United States Mint's pricing structure for precious metals products.
For current pricing information, visit http://usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=goldplat. The bronze medals, which bear a likeness of the gold coin, will also be available for $5.50 each.
The coin's obverse (heads side) features a portrait of Abigail Fillmore by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill. Inscriptions on the obverse are ABIGAIL FILLMORE, IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 2010, 13th and 1850-1853, the period during which she was the spouse of the President. [click to continue…]
WASHINGTON - The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony today [March 10] in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center.
Women Airforce Service Pilots Medal (Click to Enlarge)
Both surviving members of the WASP, as well as representatives of deceased members of the organization, participated in the ceremony. The medal, presented by the Congressional leadership, honors WASP members for their pioneering military service that led to reform in the U.S. Armed Forces.
The WASP was composed of the first women in history to fly American military aircraft. They flew more than 60,000,000 miles in every type of aircraft and on every type of assignment flown by their male counterparts except combat missions. During that time, 38 women pilots lost their lives. [click to continue…]
Although the United States military has awarded special medals for bravery, notably the Medal of Honor, in the 19th century there was only one medal struck as an award to a body of troops for a particular battle.
This was the highly sought-after 1864 “Colored Troops before Richmond” medal, which is an extraordinary reminder of the Civil War and the bravery of black troops in the Union Army ...
Full Article: Butler Created 1864 Medal for Black Troops - NumisMaster
2009 was a banner year for anyone interested in the 16th President of the United States, and especially for those who collect coins.
The four newly designed 2009 Lincoln Cents and the two Bicentennial Lincoln Silver Dollars were huge hits.
2010 promises to be exciting as well for collectors with the new 2010 Lincoln cent expected to be released within several weeks and the 2010 Lincoln Presidential $1 Coin set for launch in November ...
Full Article: US Mint Adds Lincoln Bronze Medals - CoinNews
Former United States Senator Edward William Brooke III was awarded the the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Reproductions of the medal in bronze may now be ordered from the U.S. Mint.
Senator Edward William Brooke III Bronze Medal - Click to Enlarge
In a ceremony held in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, President Obama made the presentation in front of many noted individuals including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator John Kerry, all of whom also had short speeches for the occasion.
Brookes has the distinction of being the first African-American ever to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate. His election in 1966 broke many barriers and his political philosophy gained him many allies. [click to continue…]
President Obama Honors the First African-American Elected to the U.S. Senate by Popular Vote
WASHINGTON - President Obama today presented former U.S. Senator Edward William Brooke III with the Congressional Gold Medal for his unprecedented and enduring service to the Nation. The ceremony was held in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
Edward William Brooke III with the Congressional Gold Medal (Bronze Duplicate) - Click to Enlarge
The Congressional Gold Medal, designed and struck by the United States Mint, honors Senator Brooke's pioneering accomplishments in public service. Senator Brooke broke new ground at a time when few African-Americans held state or Federal office.
He was the first African-American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, serving with distinction for two terms, from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1979. During his first term, Brooke was appointed to the President's Commission on Civil Disorders, where his work on discrimination in housing served as the basis for the 1968 Civil Rights Act.
Brooke began his career in public service as chairman of the Boston Finance Commission, where he established an outstanding record of confronting and eliminating graft and corruption. [click to continue…]
For the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Oct. 14, there were the obvious design choices for two upcoming congressional gold medals and the not so obvious choices. Members of the Commission of Fine Arts Oct. 15 felt the same way, but made different choices.
Getting overwhelming approval from members of the CCAC through the panel’s method of awarding points to designs under consideration were proposed obverse and reverse designs for the Woman Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) gold medal ...
Full Article: Pilots, Planes on Gold Medal - NumisMaster
An all-Canadian achievement, the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games athlete medals are the product of the Royal Canadian Mint’s close collaboration with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and metal supplier Teck Resources Limited.
Thirty-four Mint engineers, engravers, die technicians, machinists and production experts have combined forces to create an unforgettable series of athlete medals.
The radically undulating face of the medals, evoking the iconic sea and mountains of the Vancouver-Whistler landscape, is the boldest evidence of ground-breaking creative and technical achievement writing a new chapter in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games medals ...
Full Article: 2010 Winter Games Medals - CoinNews
Two months after successful launch of Wirtland’s gold coin, Wirtland now introduces its first silver coin, the "Silver Crane". The new "Silver Crane" weighs 1 troy ounce (31.1 grams) and consists of .999 pure silver, its diameter is 39 mm.
The coin’s denomination is 2 International
