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WASHINGTON - The United States Mint today announced that the limited edition of 75,000 Louisiana Official First Day Coin Covers will be available online at www.usmint.gov beginning 12:00 noon E.D.T. on June 10, 2002. The Louisiana Official First Day Coin Cover features two Louisiana quarters from May 6, 2002, the first day of mintage.

Priced at $19.95, the Louisiana Official First Day Coin Cover includes quarters from both the Philadelphia and Denver Mint facilities on a handsome display card with a 34-cent United We Stand postage stamp.

The postmark of “May 20, 2002, New Orleans, LA 70113” indicates the day Louisiana quarters were released to the Federal Reserve Bank and the public. The Louisiana quarter is the 18th in the 50 State Quarters® Program that honors each of the states in the order they entered the union. Five state designs will be issued each year through 2008 at approximately 10-week intervals.

Louisiana’s state quarter design features the image of a brown pelican, Louisiana’s state bird, as well as a trumpet and musical notes to celebrate jazz and the outline of the Louisiana Purchase territory. The coin also displays the inscription “Louisiana Purchase.”

Customers can purchase the Louisiana Official First Day Coin Covers two ways: First, they can use the United States Mint’s secure website, www.usmint.gov; second, they can call 1-800-USA-MINT.

As an added convenience, customers may order future Official First Day Coin Covers online through the United States Mint’s subscription program. For more information about this convenient ordering method, please visit http://www.usmint.gov

A shipping and handling fee of $3.95 will be added to all orders for these products. Hearing and speech impaired customers may order by calling (888) 321-MINT (TTY). Please allow approximately 3 to 4 weeks for delivery.

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint announced today that it will begin selling the 2002 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set by mail on June 12, and online at www.USMINT.gov on June 12 at noon (Eastern Time).

“The Uncirculated Coin Set is important to new collectors just starting out and experienced collectors, who will both want this important set,” said United States Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore. The set will again feature uncirculated ‘P’ and ‘D’ mint mark Golden Dollars.

Each 20-coin 2002 Uncirculated Coin Set includes two of each circulating U.S. coins, bearing the Philadelphia ‘P’ and Denver ‘D’ mint mark: the Lincoln cent, the Jefferson nickel, the Roosevelt dime, the Kennedy half-dollar, and the Golden Dollar featuring Sacagawea.

The set also includes the five 50 State Quarters scheduled for release in 2002—Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, and Mississippi. This set is an opportunity to have all five 2002 quarters at once—in uncirculated condition—with the latest states included even before they are released into general circulation. Each set is packaged in Mylar and includes a certificate of authenticity from the United States Mint.

“The 2002 Uncirculated Coin Set is selling this year for the same low price as last year–$14.95,” said David Pickens, Associate Director for Sales and Marketing at the United States Mint. “This is quite a value, as the set once again features two additional Golden Dollar coins.”

In addition, you will find information on the 50 State Quarters & Euro Coin Collection. This is an exciting new collection of all 12 participating Euro countries’ one-Euro coins, and the five uncirculated 50 State Quarters for 2002. Limited production of 100,000 sets makes this a particularly attractive product at only $49.95.

The 2002 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set and The 50 State Quarters & Euro Coin Collection can be purchased three ways: First, they can be purchased online using the United States Mint’s secure website at http://www.usmint.gov/catalog. Second, they can call 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Third, mail orders may be sent to United States Mint, P.O. Box 382601, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-8601. A shipping and handling fee of $3.95 per order will be added to all domestic orders. Hearing and speech impaired customers may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468) (TTY). Please allow approximately four to six weeks for delivery.

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that it will begin selling the latest addition to it product line – the limited-edition The 50 State Quarters® & Euro Coin Collection – by phone, mail and online at www.USMINT.gov on June 12, 2002, at noon (EST).

“2002 will long be remembered as the year the euros replaced twelve sovereign European nation’s national currencies,” said United States Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore. “Unfortunately, many here in the United States have never seen these beautiful new euro coins –until now. Through The 50 State Quarters® & Euro Coin Collection, Americans will be able to see and learn about the latest additions to the world’s numismatic family in one educational and comprehensive set.”

Each of The 50 State Quarters® & Euro Coin Collection set will feature the five 50 State Quarters scheduled for release in 2002 – Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, and Mississippi – in uncirculated condition with a Denver mint mark, together with 12 one-euro coins – one from each of the original participating European Union nations – Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. The euros are of uncirculated quality and the dates may vary.

This new collection will sell for $49.95. Production is limited to 100,000 sets. Due to expected high demand, there will be a limit of 20 sets per order.

The 50 State Quarters® & Euro Coin Collection can be purchased three ways: First, they can be purchased online using the United States Mint’s secure website at http://www.usmint.gov/ Second, they can call 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Third, mail orders may be sent to United States Mint, P.O. Box 382601, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-8601. A shipping and handling fee of $3.95 per order will be added to all domestic orders. Hearing and speech impaired customers may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468) (TTY). Please allow approximately four to six weeks for delivery.

First Time Opportunity Helps Collectors Complete Most Popular Set

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint today announced that proof sets dated 1999, 2000 and 2001 will be available as a three-set offer beginning May 29, 2002. These sets are the unsold remaining inventory from the first three years of the 50 State Quarters® Program. This will allow customers who may have missed the first three years of United States Mint Proof Sets containing the state quarters the opportunity to obtain a complete set of the entire 10-year series.

The United States Mint will offer 150,000 combined proof sets (1999, 2000, 2001 as a three-set package) for $94.95 each, with no order limits. This new product will also be offered as part of the Mint’s bulk program at $79.95 for orders over one hundred sets.

Each of the three 10-coin United States Mint Proof Sets include proof versions of that year’s Lincoln cent, Jefferson nickel, Roosevelt dime, Kennedy half dollar, and the Golden Dollar - which was first offered in year 2000 - in one sealed presentation case. A separate presentation case contains proof versions of the quarters from each state honored that year.

1999 – Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut

2000 – Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia

2001 – New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont and Kentucky

“These sets continue to be the most popular numismatic products in history,” said United States Mint Director, Henrietta Holsman Fore. “We are pleased to offer collectors who may have missed out on previous year’s sets this opportunity to collect the entire ten-year series.”

The combined proof sets can be purchased two ways. First, they can be purchased online using the United States Mint’s secure website at http://www.usmint.gov. Second, you may call 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). A shipping and handling fee of $3.95 per order will be added to all domestic orders. Hearing and speech-impaired customers may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468). Please allow approximately 2-3 weeks for delivery.

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that quarters honoring Louisiana, the third coin under the 50 State Quarters® Program to be struck for the year 2002, will go on sale beginning May 20, 2002, at 12:00 noon (EDT), and will be available for purchase the entire 10-week release period. The Louisiana quarters are available in two-roll sets (40 coins per roll), including one Philadelphia and Denver Mint Mark coin roll each, and in bags of 100 and 1,000 coins. The Louisiana quarters are also available as part of the Mint’s popular subscription program. The 50 State Quarters collectibles featuring the Louisiana state quarter will go on sale beginning May 30, 2002.

Louisiana joined the Union on April 30, 1812, becoming the 18th state. The Louisiana quarter’s reverse design honors the Louisiana Purchase, which President Thomas Jefferson acquired for $15 million from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803. Eventually, 13 new states would be carved out of the territory, which nearly doubled the young nation’s size, making it one of the largest countries in the world.

The coin’s reverse design also features a pelican, the state bird of the “Sportsman’s Paradise,” and a horn as a tribute to the state’s heritage of jazz music. Each coin roll is wrapped in a specially designed United States Mint paper coin wrap that prominently displays the 50 State Quarters program logo, a “P” or “D” representing the roll’s mint of origin, “LA” designating the state of Louisiana, and “$10” representing its dollar value.

Each bag is marked with the Mint of origin and the dollar value of its contents ($25 or $250). Two roll sets will sell for $32.00, bags of 100 coins for $35.50, and bags of 1,000 coins for $300. These rolls and bags, featuring quarters used in regular transactions and struck on our main production floors at the Philadelphia and Denver Mint facilities, will be shipped directly to you from the United States Mint. Note that there are no order limits on these products.

In addition, the Mint’s popular 50 State Quarter gift items featuring the Louisiana quarter become available May 30, including the 2002 Louisiana Collector’s Spoon, with the Louisiana quarter mounted at the top of the handle and “LOUISIANA” spelled out in block lettering down the 4-and-1/2-inch stem.

Other items showcasing the Louisiana quarter include the black leather fob and the key ring; the Louisiana Quarter sterling silver bookmark, the nickel-plated Louisiana quarter golf divot tool, and the Louisiana quarter pendant and sterling silver rope chain. Wristwatches and desk clocks featuring the Louisiana quarter will be available later this summer.

Customers can purchase the Louisiana quarter bags and rolls and Louisiana quarter collectibles by using the Mint’s secure website at http://www.usmint.gov, or by calling 1-800-USA-MINT (6468).

As an added convenience, customers may participate in a subscription-ordering program where specific products, such as quarter bags and rolls, are charged and shipped to the customer automatically as each new state quarter is released.

A shipping and handling fee of $3.95 per order will be added to all phone and fax orders. Hearing and speech-impaired customers may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468) (TTY). Please allow approximately 2-3 weeks for delivery.