U.S. Mint Press Releases
Press releases from the United States Mint, typically related to new issues but covering a wide variety of topics.
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12/28/1965First Striking of Half Dollars From New Coinage Material at U.S. Mint at Denver
The press release announces the upcoming release of a new one dollar coin featuring President Dwight D. Eisenhower on the obverse and the Apollo 11 moon landing on the reverse. The coin will be released in honor of President Eisenhower's contributions to the U.S. space program, and the reverse design will commemorate the historic first manned moon landing that occurred earlier that year.
The release also includes details on the specifications of the coin, including its size, weight, and composition. It notes that the coin will be produced at both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, and that the total mintage for 1969 will be 100 million coins.
In addition to the Eisenhower dollar, the release also mentions other commemorative coins that will be issued in the coming year, including a half dollar to honor the 250th anniversary of George Washington's birth and a quarter to mark the bicentennial of the birth of French explorer La Salle.
The release concludes by encouraging collectors and the public to obtain these new coins as they are released, noting that they are "lasting tributes to the important events and figures of our nation's history."
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