8/5 United States Mint Press Releases/Public Statements

		James Buchanan Presidential $1 Coin Goes Into Circulation August 19 August 4, 2010 at 10:00 PM
		WASHINGTON - The 15th coin release in the United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program will go into circulation on August 19, 2010.  The design on this Presidential $1 Coin honors James Buchanan, our Nation's 15th President.  The United States Mint will celebrate the coin's release with a ceremonial launch and coin exchange at Wheatland, the former President's home, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on August 19.  The ceremony will start at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.
		2010 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin Available August 12 August 4, 2010 at 10:00 PM
		WASHINGTON - The United States Mint today announced that it will begin sales of the one-ounce 2010 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin at noon Eastern Time (ET) on August 12, 2010.  The 2010 coin features the second reverse (tails side) design in the six-year "Preamble Series" program introduced in 2009.  The program commemorates the core concepts of American democracy by featuring the six principles of the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution.  The 2010 coin design is emblematic of the theme "To Establish Justice," the second principle found in the Preamble.