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NASA coin bill passed House twice - CoinNews
Jul 21 at 10:10pm
The House of Representatives passed commemorative coin legislation Tuesday that would issue silver and gold coins honoring NASA’s 50th anniversary this year. The legislation, H.R. 6455, was introduced and passed swiftly in five days.
Praiseworthy speed? Perhaps not… Consider first that H.R. 6455 is nearly identical to H.R. 2750, which the House had already passed in 2007. And for all practical purposes, it’s identical to the Senate’s June passage of S. 2159.
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Wyo will be first with Yellowstone commemorative quarter - Star Tribune
Jul 11 at 5:05pm
For a mere 25 cents, the nation will know in a couple of years that Wyoming is home to the world’s first national park.
Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872, will grace the first of 50 quarters in a new series of the coins, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said Wednesday.
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Braille coin design unveiling video - CoinNews
Jul 10 at 9:09pm
US Mint Director Ed Moy revealed the design and a prototype of the commemorative Louis Braille Bicentennial coin at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) annual convention in Dallas, TX on July 2.
Local Dallas NBC5 News was on hand to report on the ceremony and has released their video coverage, which is included below.
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Sister Mary MacKillop Featured on Coin - ZENIT
Jul 9 at 6:06pm
Australia is honoring Blessed Mary MacKillop, who will likely be the country’s first saint, by featuring her on a collector’s coin.Senator Nick Sherry, minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, launched the Sister Mary MacKillop coin Tuesday.
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Mary MacKillop on Australian commemorative coin
Jul 9 at 6:06pm
Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, today launched the first coin in the Inspirational Australians’ coin series which features the Australian people’s saint, Blessed Mary MacKillop.
The Inspirational Australian coin series recognises and celebrates individual achievements and commemorates unique Australians who have made an extraordinary contribution to our society.
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1938 Commem Wrong Coin at Wrong Time - NumisMaster
Jul 7 at 10:10pm
Exploring the story of the New Rochelle, N.Y. 250th anniversary half dollar helps to shed light on the problems with commemoratives of the period.
Let’s begin with the basic fact that we are talking about a half dollar for New Rochelle, N.Y. If you happen to believe that commemoratives should mark some event of national significance, the New Rochelle half dollar is suspect from the start. A 250th anniversary is a milestone, but New Rochelle is not Boston or Philadelphia.
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Mandela Birthday Coin from South African Mint - CoinNews
Jul 7 at 9:09pm
A commemorative Nelson Mandela “Madiba” five rand (R5) coin was introduced today by the South African Mint and Reserve Bank to celebrate Mandela’s 90th birthday.
Five million bi-metallic coins featuring a smiling Mandela have already been minted and will be released into circulation as part of his official birthday cerebration on Friday, July 18.
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Special coin in honour of Sr Alphonsa to be issued - The Economic Times
Jul 7 at 12:12am
A special commemorative coin will be issued next year by RBI in honour of Kerala-born Sr Alphonsa, the first Indian nun to be conferred sainthood by the Vatican. An assurance in this regard had been given by Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram to senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy.
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Braille commemorative silver coin designs - CoinNews
Jul 3 at 3:03pm
Louis Braille commemorative silver $1 coins design images and a prototype of its readable Braille reverse were unveiled today by U.S. Mint Director Moy at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) annual convention in Dallas, Texas. 400,000 commemorative silver coins will be issued in 2009 in both proof and uncirculated versions to honor the bicentennial birth and achievements of Louis Braille.
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Virgin Islanders Pick New Quarter - NumisMaster
Jul 1 at 5:05pm
American Virgin Island residents overwhelmingly prefer a naturalist theme for their 2009 territorial quarter over a choice of an historical or philosophical theme. The Virgin Islands “Beauty Design” out polled “First in Freedom” by a 3:2 margin and a 2:1 margin over the so-called “Three Queens” design.
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Olympic coin: 22 pounds of gold, a mere $1 million - TwinCities.com
Jul 1 at 5:05pm
It could double as a shot put, but it’s worth a little too much to chuck in the dirt.
A 22-pound gold coin commemorating the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing is waiting in Burnsville for someone to plunk down $1 million for a piece of history.
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10 Kilo Olympic Commemorative Gold Coin from China - CoinNews
Jul 1 at 5:05pm
It’s not the largest or heaviest gold coin in the world, but this commemorative Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Gold Coin commands attention. Weighing in at 22 pounds (10 kg), a diameter 7.09 inches (18 cm) and made from .9999 fine gold, the 100,000 legal tender Chinese Yuan coin will cost one cool million to own.
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Swiss issues ‘Year of Planet’ gold commemorative coin - CoinNews
Jun 27 at 2:02pm
Federal Mint Swissmint has launched a new Swiss commemorative gold coin entitled “International Year of Planet Earth 2008.” The 11.29 gram coin is sold in proof quality only, limited in issuance to 6,000 and is priced at CHF 440.00 (~$423.00 US)
The 60th United Nations General Assembly in New York proclaimed this year to be the United Nations International Year of Planet Earth, with a goal “to show, in a unique and inspiring manner, how earth sciences can help future generations measure up to the challenge of creating a safer and more prosperous world.”
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Japan announces Kyoto and Shimane coin designs - CoinNews
Jun 26 at 5:05pm
Japan Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga announced in a press conference Tuesday the themes and designs for the Kyoto and Shimane Prefectures ¥1,000 and ¥500 commemorative coins.
The Kyoto design features a scene from “The Tale of Genji,” the literary romantic classic set in Kyoto and written by Murasaki Shikibu in the eleventh century. The Shimane design depicts an oval-shaped coin minted in the 16th century at the Iwami GinZan silver mine in Shimane.
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Pick your favorites of state quarters’ - Part II - Numismatic News
Jun 23 at 7:07pm
Here we continue my evaluation of the artistic merit of the 50 states quarters. I have been collecting coins for nearly 40 years, have been a photographer for more than 30 of those years and an artist for part of that time.
Please keep in mind as you read that I am not delving into why a design was chosen for a state or how it was chosen. I am only commenting on what I believe is good, not so good or even poor coin design.
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United States Mint Unveils Design for First U.S. Coin with Readable Braille
Jun 23 at 6:06pm
For the first time, United States Mint Director Ed Moy will display in Dallas, Texas, the design for the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar, the first United States coin to feature readable Braille. The unveiling ceremony at AT&T Plaza at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Wednesday morning, July 2, 2008, will open the National Federation of the Blind’s 2008 National Convention. A United States Mint exhibit at the convention from 12 p.m. -2 p.m. CT the same day will allow visitors to examine a coin prototype and read the word “Braille” in Braille code on the prototype’s reverse (tails side).
The commemorative silver dollar, authorized by Congress and issued by the United States Mint, honors the bicentennial of the birth of Louis Braille, the creator of the Braille reading and writing system for the blind and people with vision loss. Surcharges from the sale of this collectible coin are authorized to go to the National Federation of the Blind to fund Braille literacy initiatives.
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NASA Silver and Gold Coin Legislation Moves Forward - CoinNews
Jun 23 at 6:06pm
Coin legislation entitled NASA 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (S. 2159) should receive the President’s signature in short order.
The Senate unanimously passed the act on Thursday, June 19, which follows unanimous passage by the House for the same named bill on July 30, 2007. The legislation authorizes the United States Mint to issue…
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Guam Residents Select Quarter Design, Now Up to Governor - Coin News
Jun 17 at 9:09pm
Public voting ended Saturday for Guam’s commemorative quarter set for release in 2009. Just as Guam residents were asked to help create the quarter designs, they were asked once again by Governor Felix P. Camacho to vote for their favorite.
Two quarter-dollar artist renderings prepared by the United States Mint and based on Guam narratives battled each other since May 20, 2008. Nearly 12,000 votes were cast online. The winning design, GU-01, won by a margin of nearly 700 votes.
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Do We Need Another Quarter Series? - Coin Collector’s Blog
Jun 16 at 10:10pm
In a grand announcement, Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) announced that he introduced H.R. 6184, America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 that would change the reverse of the quarter dollar coins to be “emblematic of a national park or other historic site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States.”
Castle, who authored the 50 State Commemorative Coin Act, noted that the program will make more than $6.2 billion in revenue, which will be $3.7 billion more than non-state quarters.
Note to Rep. Castle: ENOUGH!
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Tale of two collectors - Coin World
Jun 16 at 10:10pm
Why some collectors acquire State quarter dollars by the roll is clearly a very individual decision. “The State Quarters” column published in the June 16 issue of Coin World asked collectors who were acquiring two or more rolls of State quarter dollars three questions: “What are you doing with them? Are you putting them in albums? Are you making sets for others?”
In response to the questions, Jamie Goff of Minnesota writes that at one time he had accumulated 2,100 rolls.
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