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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1/6/1970Woman Money Making Champ Of The Year
(United States Mint Press Release) Under Superintendent Betty Higby, the Denver Mint tops all previous production records in the Mint's 177-year history.
1/16/1970Mint Director Honors Two Mint Officials With Special Award
(United States Mint Press Release) Director Mary Brooks presented a joint Special Achievement Award to Philip B. Neisser and Morris V. Boley, for their invention of a new clad metal combination used in the production of the dime, quarter, and half-dollar.
1/30/1970Press Invited To Director Brooks Office
(United States Mint Press Release) Members of the Press invited to join Mint Director Brooks in her office after the Feb 3 briefing at the White House. News of interest to women is the subject.
2/2/1970Denver Mint Honored For Record Coin Production
(United States Mint Press Release) Mint Director Brooks honors Denver Mint with Honor Award for surpassing all previous coin production records in Mint's 177-year history.
2/2/1970Colorado Professor Takes Oath As Assayer Of Denver Mint
(United States Mint Press Release) Hildreth Frost, Jr., Assistant Professor at Colorado School of Mines, is sworn in as Assayer of the Denver Mint.
3/13/1970San Francisco Assay Office Honored For Record Handling Of Orders
(United States Mint Press Release) The San Francisco Assay Office was honored for their record handling of 1970 proof coin orders.
5/13/1970Coinage Commission Acts On Eisenhower Dollar
(United States Mint Press Release) Joint Coinage Commission recommends authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 150 million, 40 percent silver, Eisenhower dollar coins.
6/18/1970Memo Regarding Weekly Sale Of Silver
(United States Mint Press Release) In answer to inquiries, Treasury Assistant Secretary Rossides issued a statement on the weekly sale of silver through the General Services Administration.
8/22/1970Hoskins Joins Mint To Organize Numismatic Service
(United States Mint Press Release) Mint Director Brooks announces appointment of Charles Roy Hoskins III to serve as consultant to the Director and to develop a Numismatic Service at the Philadelphia Mint.
8/27/1970Remarks by the Honorable Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint at a Ceremony on the Issuance of a U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage
The Director of the Mint Mary Brooks attended and made remarks at the 50th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage in New York.
8/31/1970Mint Director Announces New Medal Series
(United States Mint Press Release) The first of the new series of miniature Presidential medals were struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1970.
9/1/1970New York Assay Office Employees Receive Honor Award
(United States Mint Press Release) Employees at the New York Assay Office received honor awards for their efficient performance in handling Silver Certificate Redemptions.
11/10/1970United States Government Makes Last Silver Sale
The United States Government makes the last silver sale of surplus silver offered to the public at competitive bids.
12/1/1970Description Of New Eisenhower Dollar
(United States Mint Press Release) This document provides a detailed description of the new Eisenhower Dollar Coin, designed by Frank Gasparro of the Philadelphia Mint.
12/9/1970Approval of Coinage Amendments
Director of the Mint, Mary Brooks, issued a statement on the House-Senate Conferees' approval of the amendment that allows the Mint to produce Eisenhower dollar coins.
12/31/19701970 Coinage Law
(United States Mint Press Release) The 1970 Coinage Law provides for minting an Eisenhower dollar coin, removing the silver content from that half dollar, and sale via bid of 2.9 million rare silver dollars now at the Department of the Treasury.
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