U.S. Coin Collecting

		Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins Availability February 21, 2011 at 9:41 PM       2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins: $5 Gold Proof and Uncirculated and Silver Dollar Proof and Uncirculated The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins on February 25, at noon Eastern Time (ET). Public Law 111-91, the Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009, authorizes the bureau to mint and issue a maximum of 100,000 $5 gold coins and 500,000 silver dollars:(...) Read the rest of Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins Availability (319 words)
		2011 Native American $1 Coin Ceremony Rescheduled February 21, 2011 at 9:26 PM     The United States Mint's launch ceremony for the 2011 Native American $1 Coin will take place March 25, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). 2011 Native American $1 Coin Design: The obverse design, by Glenda Goodacre, remains the central figure of Sacagawea first produced in 2000. The reverse design, by Richard Masters, features hands of the Supreme Sachem Ousamequin Massasoit and Governor John Carver, symbolically offering the ceremonial peace pipe after the initiation of the first formal written peace alliance between the Wampanoag tribe and the European settlers. The event will be held at the Henry Hornblower II Visitor Center on Plimoth Plantation, a living museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts that focuses on life in Plymouth Colony during the 17th century. (...) Read the rest of 2011 Native American $1 Coin Ceremony Rescheduled (190 words)