Mint Archive

December 27, 2000

The U.S. Mint announced today that New York quarters will be sold online beginning Monday, January 8, 2001, at 12:00 noon (ET), and ending Thursday, January 11, 2001, at 12:00 noon (ET). The New York quarters are available in two-roll sets (40 coins per roll), including one Philadelphia and one Denver Mint Mark coin roll, and in bags of 100 and 1,000 coins.

Collectors will have 72 hours to purchase two-roll sets and bags of the newest quarters. The New York state quarter is the sixth coin of the new millennium minted under the 50 State Quarters™ Program and eleventh overall in the program. The New York quarter reverse design features the Statue of Liberty superimposed over an outline of New York State with the inscription “Gateway to Freedom.” A line tracing the Hudson River and the route of the Erie Canal is incorporated into the outline of the state.

Each coin roll is wrapped in a specially designed U.S. Mint paper coin wrap, which prominently displays the 50 State Quarters™ Program logo, a “P” or “D” representing the roll’s mint of origin, “NY” designating the state of New York, and “$10” representing its dollar value. Each bag is marked with the Mint of origin and the dollar value of its contents ($25 or $250). These rolls and bags, featuring quarters used in regular transactions and struck on our main production floors at the Philadelphia and Denver Mint facilities, will be shipped directly to you from the U.S. Mint. Note that there are no order limits on these products.

Source: US Mint

December 27, 2000

December 27, 2000 – Voice your opinion on Commemorative Coin Program Themes for 2005 and beyond at the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee’s new website starting today. Simply fill out the survey at www.cccaconline.org

Results of the survey and comments from visitors to the site will be used to guide the CCCAC toward recommendations for commemorative coin issues for 2005 and the years to follow. In addition to interactive dialogue with the Committee will be posting important information about the status of commemorative coin programs and other issues.

The Committee announced the opening of its website in its newly published Annual Report to Congress for 2000, also posted on the new website. Visitors to the site are also invited by the Committee to e-mail questions, opinions, and suggestions at any time.

“We are putting a premium on open communication with our stakeholders,” said CCCAC Chair Elsie Sterling Howard. “We need to know what coin collectors are thinking. Sales of commemorative coins over the past 18 years have raised more than $409 million for many great causes, and we believe strongly that collectors deserve a forum where their voice can be clearly heard.”

The Committee also will continue to reach out to the public at coin shows, through the numismatic press, and at American Numismatic Association Conventions.

Created under Title II of Public Law 102-390, the primary purpose of the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee is to annually recommend to Congress the events, persons or places to be commemorated by the issue of commemorative coins in each of the next five calendar years.

Source: US Mint

November 7, 2000

The U.S. Mint today announced the signing into law of a technical clarification to the 1990 Silver Proof Set act, ensuring that the 2000 Silver Proof Set will be shipped to customers in time for the Holidays.

“The passage and signature into law by the President culminates a 6-month cooperative effort with Congress,” said Mint Director Jay W. Johnson. “I want to thank the key committee chairmen, ranking members, and many other members of Congress and their staffs for working to ensure that the Mint continues to deliver the highest standard of service to our customers.”

“I also want to tell our customers how much we appreciate their patience, understanding and loyalty. We’re delighted to begin shipping all the orders we’ve received immediately.”

So far, the Mint has sold more than 626,000 of the estimated manufacturing limit of one million Silver Proof Sets.

Source: US Mint

November 7, 2000

Customers may view an image of the limited edition of 75,000 Official First Day Coin Covers available for purchase online at www.USMINT.gov. The First Day Coin Covers feature two Virginia quarters from the first day of mintage — October 2, 2000.

Due to the timing of the striking of the Virginia quarters and their delivery to the Federal Reserve Bank, shipping of the Virginia Official First Day Coin Cover will begin on November 20, 2000.

Priced at $19.95, the Virginia First Day Coin Cover includes quarters from both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints on a handsome display card with the 33-cent Flag-Over-City postage stamp. The postmark of “October 16, 2000, Richmond, Virginia” marks the day the Virginia quarters were first released to the Federal Reserve and the public – certifying this limited edition and honoring “The Commonwealth of Virginia.”

The Virginia quarter design portrays the three the sailing ships – the Susan Constant, the Godspeed and the Discovery – that brought the first permanent English settlers to Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. To mark the 400th anniversary that Jamestown will celebrate in 2007, the design includes the world “QUADRICENTENNIAL.” The design was created through a collaborative effort from the State Treasurer, Representatives from the Library of Virginia, the Department of Historic Resources, the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Department of General Services.

The Virginia quarters are the tenth coins of the 50 State Quarters™ Program that honors each of the 50 states in the order they entered the union. Five state designs will be issued each year through 2008 at approximately 10-week intervals.

Source: US Mint

October 16, 2000

Ten cannon shots were fired at the Jamestown Settlement this morning during a celebration led by Virginia Governor James Gilmore, First Lady Roxane Gilmore, U.S. Treasurer Mary Ellen Withrow and U.S. Mint Director Jay W. Johnson. The cannon fire marked the launch of the Virginia state quarter – the tenth new coin minted under the U.S. Mint’s 50 State QuartersTM Program.

The event took place in front of replicas of the three ships portrayed on the new coin — the Susan Constant, the Godspeed and the Discovery – the sailing vessels that brought the first permanent English settlers to Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. During the ceremony, a 50 State Quarters Program sail was unfurled from the mast of the Discovery, as students from classrooms throughout the state received new Virginia quarters. The students were winners of a statewide quiz/contest sponsored by the Governor’s office.

According to U.S. Treasurer Mary Ellen Withrow, the celebration at Jamestown brought the purpose of the 50 State Quarters Program to life. “The Virginia quarter depicts one of the most significant sites in state and national history. By launching this coin in Jamestown with Governor Gilmore and students from Virginia, we were able to engage a variety of citizens in a celebration of history and heritage,” she said.

In 2007, Jamestown, the first permanent settlement in the United States, will celebrate its 400th anniversary. To commemorate this event, the new quarter design includes the word, “QUADRICENTENNIAL.” The design was created through a collaborative effort from the State Treasurer, Representatives from the Library of Virginia, the Department of Historic Resources, the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Department of General Services.

“These coins will circulate throughout the nation for years to come and will stand as a symbol to all Americans that the courage and perseverance of our forefathers began here in Jamestown,” Governor Gilmore said.

The release of the Virginia quarter marks the end of the distribution of the New Hampshire quarter. Each new quarter is minted for approximately ten weeks, after which its is no longer produced. The new quarters are manufactured at both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, which produce all legal tender U.S. circulating coins, before being shipped to the Federal Reserve for distribution through the banking system. The Federal Reserve orders new quarters to ensure an adequate supply to meet the needs of commerce as commercial banks demand.

Source: US Mint