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United States Mint Introduces New Presidential $1 Coin at President Lincoln’s Cottage
United States Mint Introduces New Presidential $1 Coin at President Lincoln’s Cottage in Nation’s Capital
11-18-2010 10:00 PM
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint launched a new Presidential $1 Coin honoring Abraham Lincoln today, the 147th anniversary of his Gettysburg Address. United States Mint Director Ed Moy introduced the new coin during a ceremony at President Lincoln's Cottage on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. Erin Carlson Mast, director of President Lincoln's Cottage, was on hand to celebrate the coin's release. After the ceremony, children 18 years old and younger received an Abraham Lincoln Presidential $1 Coin, and adults exchanged their currency for 25-coin rolls of the new coin.
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11-18-2010 10:00 PM
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint launched a new Presidential $1 Coin honoring Abraham Lincoln today, the 147th anniversary of his Gettysburg Address. United States Mint Director Ed Moy introduced the new coin during a ceremony at President Lincoln's Cottage on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. Erin Carlson Mast, director of President Lincoln's Cottage, was on hand to celebrate the coin's release. After the ceremony, children 18 years old and younger received an Abraham Lincoln Presidential $1 Coin, and adults exchanged their currency for 25-coin rolls of the new coin.More...