The Royal Dutch Mint have issued a new medal in celebration of Dutch numismatic history, which began in 1567 in the city of Utrecht, home of the Royal Dutch Mint. For centuries, gold and silver coins minted under the authorities of the Dutch provinces earned the highest respect for both their quality of production and […]
President Obama Receives Bronze Medals Emblemizing Each Term in Office
(Washington, D.C.)—On January 17, President Barack Obama received official bronze medals depicting each of his two terms in office. During a brief ceremony in the Oval Office, Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew, Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin and U.S. Mint Principal Deputy Director Rhett Jeppson presented medals featuring the president’s portrait on the obverse […]
Congress Passes “Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015”
Last Wednesday, November 30, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 2737, the “Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015.” The bill was introduced in the House on June 11, 2015, by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI). (The Senate version, S. 1555, which is identically named, was passed on July […]
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Holds Public Meeting via Teleconference on November 17, 2016
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) will hold a public meeting from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, November 17, 2016, via teleconference. The meeting will be held for members to review and consider candidate designs for the Secretary of the Treasury “list” medal honoring Secretary Jacob J. Lew. Interested persons should call […]
“Are You Frightened? Not Frightened Enough…”
“…I know what hunts you.” With Halloween closing in, Coin Update editor Diana Plattner has had entirely too much fun assembling a Pinterest collection of ghoulish hobo nickels. The hobo-nickel genre has fascinated Diana for years, since she first joined Whitman Publishing as an editor in 2005. The Pinterest board was almost forgotten in the […]
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