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11-21-2007, 08:30 PM
http://www.usmint.gov/images/pressroom/default.jpg WASHINGTON - United States Mint booth #1201 is the place to be at the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money® in Milwaukee, August 8-12, 2007. The highlight will be a media event on Friday, August 10, at 11:30 a.m. (CT), at which United States Mint Director Edmund C. Moy will unveil twelve 22-karat gold versions of Golden Dollars featuring Sacagawea that were sent into space in 1999 aboard the shuttle Columbia. This is the first opportunity the public has had to view these gold coins. The "Space Coins" will remain on display at the booth afterwards. Director Moy will also sign special cards commemorating the exhibit from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m., Friday, August 10. The cards will be available at the United States Mint booth throughout the coin show.
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