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Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Mint today announced that the new Delaware Quarter under the 50 State Quarters Program is now available in bags of 100 and 1,000 coins.

“We are making our best effort to respond to extraordinary public demand for the new state quarters,” said Mint Director Philip N. Diehl. “Since the beginning of the program, we’ve received a steady stream of calls and letters from citizens who want to collect the quarters in larger numbers than are available to them locally.

“I want to encourage customers to place their orders quickly, since the production run of Delaware quarters has been completed and quantities are limited.”

These Mint-sewn bags feature coins struck on the main production floors in Philadelphia and Denver, and each bag is marked with the Mint of origin and the dollar value of its contents ($25 or $250). The same coins that are shipped to the Federal Reserve for distribution in commerce will be shipped directly to customers in 100-coin bags for $29.95 and in 1,000-coin bags for $289.95.

The Delaware design is the first of the new quarters available in bags; other quarters in the series may be offered for sale in bags in the near future.

Customers may order the Delaware Quarters in bags directly through the Mint’s online catalogue at www.USMINT.gov where order forms may be downloaded for customers who prefer to mail or fax their order. The order form from the website may be mailed with the customer’s credit card number, check or money order to: Customer Care Center, United States Mint, 10003 Derekwood Lane, Lanham, MD 20706.

Exclusive Online Product Offer Limited to One per Household for Limited Edition of 200,000 -

Washington, D.C. - In celebration of National Coin Week (April 18-24), the U.S. Mint today announced it will offer a new product available exclusively through its online catalog at www.usmint.gov beginning April 22: a limited edition of 200,000 Commemorative Coin Covers, featuring two Delaware quarters from the first day of mintage - December 7, 1998 - the same date in 1787 that Delaware became the first state to join the union.

The theme of the 76th national Coin Week (April 18-24) for 1999 is “Treasures in Change,” which focuses on the 50 State Quarters Program.

“We’ve created a unique product to commemorate the first coins issued under the 50 State Quarters(tm)Program and to invite customers to experience the convenience of secure ordering on our website” said Mint Director Philip N. Diehl. “With the Delaware Commemorative Coin Cover, we are making a special effort to expand the hobby to a new generation of coin collectors. This is the first time this century that first-day production circulating coins have been offered by the U.S. Mint. The Internet is a great way to reach these new collectors with exciting new products.”

Priced at $19.95, this official Delaware Commemorative Coin Cover includes quarters from both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints on a handsome display card with the 32-cent Flag-Over-Porch postage stamp postmarked “January 4, 1999, Dover Delaware” - the day the Delaware quarter dollars were first released to the Federal Reserve Bank and the public - certifying this limited edition and honoring America’s “First State.” Due to the extraordinarily high demand expected, the Mint is limiting orders for the Commemorative Coin Cover to one per household.

Order forms will be posted on the Mint’s online catalogue at www.usmint.gov on April 11, and may be mailed with the customer’s credit card number, check or money order to: Customer Care Center, United States Mint, 10003 Derekwood Lane, Lanham, MD 20706-2255. Mail orders postmarked before April 22 will not be accepted. Overnight mail is recommended because a quick sell out is expected. For those unable to reach th Mint’s website at home, Internet access is widely available at many public libraries and offices. No telephone or fax orders will be accepted.

The Delaware quarter is the first coin of the 50 State Quarters Program which will honor each of the 50 states in the order they entered the union.

Five State designs will be issued each year through 2008 at approximately 10-week intervals @www.usmint.gov.

Delaware Reverse Design Is First in 10-Year Program

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Mint today announced that it has shipped the first of the new 50 State Quarters to the Federal Reserve for distribution to commercial banks and financial institutions.

The first 50 State Quarter features a reverse (tails) design honoring the state of Delaware. The coin is expected to start appearing in circulation in late spring or early summer, and while the goal is to make the coin as widely available as possible, it will not be readily available in every part of the country.

“The United States Mint will be striking and shipping a new state quarter to the Federal Reserve every ten weeks for the next ten years,” said Mint Director Philip N. Diehl. “We begin with Delaware and continue throughout the year with quarters bearing reverse designs honoring Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut — the first changes in the designs of the U.S. circulating coins since the Bicentennial in 1976.”

By enabling Americans to collect these circulating commemorative quarters, we’ll be able to share the joys of coin collecting and expand the traditional educational role of coins nationwide. And in the near future, we’ll announce the annual collector coin sets that will include the 50 State Quarters,” Diehl added.

The Delaware coin’s reverse depicts Caesar Rodney on horseback making his historic ride to cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of independence. The famed portrait of President George Washington will continue to grace the obverse (”heads”); however, inscriptions have been moved to accommodate the State designs on the reverse. The Eagle reverse is scheduled to resume in 2009.

Signed by the President in late 1997, the legislation authorized the Mint to honor the 50 states in the order they entered the Union or ratified the Constitution by producing five quarters each year from 1999 through 2008. The design process for each quarter is determined within each state by the Governor before design concepts are sent to the Mint, and then returned to the states for final selection. Approval of the final design rests with the Treasury Secretary.

The 50 State Quarters will be manufactured at both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, which produce all legal tender U.S. circulating coins, before being shipped to the Federal Reserve for distribution through the banking system. The Federal Reserve orders new quarters to ensure an adequate supply to meet the needs of commerce as commercial banks demand. The Mint projects production for each 50 States Quarter will range from 500 million to 750 million for each state reverse design.

For further information on the 50 State Quarters Program and future collectible products, visit the Mint’s website at www.usmint.gov.

Delaware Reverse Design Is First To Honor States Over Next Ten Years

Philadelphia - December 7, 1998. U.S. Mint Director Philip N. Diehl and United States Treasurer Mary Ellen Withrow today joined Delaware Congressman Michael N. Castle and Delaware Governor Thomas R. Carper at the Philadelphia Mint for a strike of the first 50 States Quarter. The quarter,which features a reverse design honoring the State of Delaware, will begin shipment to the Federal Reserve on January 4, 1999.

The public should expect to see the coins in circulation around late spring or summer of 1999.

“With the first design change of a circulating coin since the Bicentennial in 1976, this new series of quarters invites us to learn more about the history of our great states,” said U.S.Treasurer Withrow. “The 50 State Quarters Program™” invites the Governors to submit design concepts that express the unique character, heritage and contributions of their state to the nation.”

The Delaware reverse (”tails”) design depicts Caesar Rodney on horseback making his historic ride to break the tie among Delaware’s delegates for the Declaration of Independence. The other states to be honored in 1999 are Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut.

“By enabling all Americans to collect these circulating commemorative quarters out of pocket change,” said Mint Director Philip N. Diehl, “we’ll be able to share the joys of coin collecting and expand the traditional educational role of coins nationwide. And in the near future, we will announce the annual uncirculated, proof and silver proof sets that will include the 50 State Quarters.”

The famed portrait of President George Washington will continue to grace the obverse (”heads”); however,inscriptions have been moved to accommodate the State designs on the reverse. The Eagle reverse is scheduled to resume in 2009.

Public Law 105-124, signed by President Clinton at the end of 1997, authorizes the Mint to honor the 50 states in the order they entered the Union or ratified the Constitution by producing five quarters each year from 1999 through 2008 with new reverse designs. The design process for each quarter is determined within each state by the Governor before design concepts are sent to the Mint, and then returned to the states for their final selection. Approval of the final design rests with the Treasury Secretary.

The 50 State Quarters will be manufactured at both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, which produce all legal tender U.S. circulating coins, before being shipped to the Federal Reserve for distribution through the commercial banking system. The Mint projects production for each 50 State Quarter will range from 500 million to 700 million.