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U.S. Treasury Press Releases

Press releases issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, mostly extracted from the compiled press releases at FRASER (online Federal Reserve Library), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/6111.

 

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11 entries found for [year:1942]

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    U.S. Mint Works Around the Clock 1/20/1942

    U.S. Mint Works Around the Clock

    Composition for nickel and cent changed due to World War II materiel needs. Extracted from the series Press Releases of the United States Department of the Treasury, accessed via FRASER (Federal Reserve System online library), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/press-releases-united-states-department-treasury-6111.

    Nickel and Cent Alloy Changed 1/22/1942

    Nickel and Cent Alloy Changed

    Secret Service warns citizens about counterfeiting. Extracted from the series Press Releases of the United States Department of the Treasury, accessed via FRASER (Federal Reserve System online library), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/press-releases-united-states-department-treasury-6111.

    Beware of Counterfeiters Especially Now 1/26/1942

    Beware of Counterfeiters Especially Now

    Nellie Tayloe Ross announces the Assay Commissioners to meet in February 1942. Extracted from the series Press Releases of the United States Department of the Treasury, accessed via FRASER (Federal Reserve System online library), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/press-releases-united-states-department-treasury-6111.

    Assay Commission Meets 2/9/1942

    Assay Commission Meets

    Mint employees use over a tenth of their earning to purchase war bonds. Extracted from the series Press Releases of the United States Department of the Treasury, accessed via FRASER (Federal Reserve System online library), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/press-releases-united-states-department-treasury-6111.

    U.S. Mint Employees Buy War Bonds 4/22/1942

    U.S. Mint Employees Buy War Bonds

    The Treasury takes steps to impede the flow of Axis-looted U.S. currency. Extracted from the series Press Releases of the United States Department of the Treasury, accessed via FRASER (Federal Reserve System online library), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/press-releases-united-states-department-treasury-6111.

    Mexico Bans Importation of Most U.S. Currency 8/14/1942

    Mexico Bans Importation of Most U.S. Currency

    The Treasury Secretary announces an Act of Congress legislating changes in the nickle composition. Extracted from the series Press Releases of the United States Department of the Treasury, accessed via FRASER (Federal Reserve System online library), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/press-releases-united-states-department-treasury-6111.

    War Nickel Introduced 9/12/1942

    War Nickel Introduced

    The Mint Director urges citizens to empty their piggy banks and change jars, in order to alleviate the coin shortage, and also to purchase war bonds. Extracted from the series Press Releases of the United States Department of the Treasury, accessed via FRASER (Federal Reserve System online library), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/press-releases-united-states-department-treasury-6111.

    Coin Shortage Strains Mint Production 9/23/1942

    Coin Shortage Strains Mint Production

    Production of cents reduced to conserve war metal. Mint Director urges citizens cash in their loose change. Extracted from the series Press Releases of the United States Department of the Treasury, accessed via FRASER (Federal Reserve System online library), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/press-releases-united-states-department-treasury-6111.

    Production of One-Cent Pieces Curtailed 10/13/1942

    Production of One-Cent Pieces Curtailed

    Children encouraged to put coins back into circulation. Extracted from the series Press Releases of the United States Department of the Treasury, accessed via FRASER (Federal Reserve System online library), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/press-releases-united-states-department-treasury-6111.

    Pre-Christmas Drive for Coins 12/7/1942

    Pre-Christmas Drive for Coins

    Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced specifications for the steel cent. Extracted from the series Press Releases of the United States Department of the Treasury, accessed via FRASER (Federal Reserve System online library), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/press-releases-united-states-department-treasury-6111.

    One-Cent Composition Changed to Steel 12/25/1942

    One-Cent Composition Changed to Steel

    Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross anounces the 1943 meeting of the annual Assay Commission. Extracted from the series Press Releases of the United States Department of the Treasury, accessed via FRASER (Federal Reserve System online library), https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/press-releases-united-states-department-treasury-6111.

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