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WASHINGTON - The United States Mint today announced that the limited edition of 75,000 Indiana Official First Day Coin Covers will be available online at www.usmint.gov beginning 12:00 noon (E.D.T.) on August 26, 2002. The Indiana Official First Day Coin Cover features two Indiana quarters from July 22, 2002, the first day of mintage.

Priced at $19.95, the Indiana Official First Day Coin Cover includes quarters from both the Philadelphia and Denver Mint facilities on a handsome display card with a 37-cent United States Flag postage stamp.

The postmark of “August 2, 2002, Speedway Station, Indianapolis, IN 46224” indicates the day Indiana quarters were released to the Federal Reserve Bank and the public. The Indiana quarter is the 19th in the 50 State Quartersâ 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.

The Indiana quarter’s reverse design pays tribute to open-wheel racing made famous at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and features the image of an “Indy” car superimposed on an outline of the state with the inscription “Crossroads of America.” The design also includes 19 stars signifying Indiana as the 19th state to join the Union.

Customers can purchase the Indiana Official First Day Coin Covers by using the United States Mint’s secure website, www.usmint.gov, or by calling 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). As an added convenience, customers can participate in a subscription-ordering program in which specific products, such as Official First Day Coin Covers, 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 orders. Hearing and speech-impaired customers may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468) (TTY). Please allow approximately 3 to 4 weeks for delivery.

Hoosier State Honored with New State Quarter

Indianapolis, Indiana – Governor Frank O’Bannon today joined United States Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to unveil the Indiana commemorative quarter-dollar coin, the 19th under the United States Mint’s 50 State Quarters® Program. First Lady Judy O’Bannon and Tony George, President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, also gave remarks at the event. Racecar driver Sarah Fisher was on hand to sign autographs.

“Since the first Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1911, Indiana has become synonymous with world-class auto racing,” said Director Fore. “It is fitting that the Indiana quarter honors the Indy car, a vibrant symbol not only of America’s spirit of competition but also of its preeminence in engineering.” She added that Hoosiers should be proud of this coin and the place it now takes as the 19th state in the 50 State Quarters Program.

Governor O’Bannon selected the final design after the Indiana Commemorative Quarter Selection Committee received and reviewed over 3,700 design suggestions from across the state. The winning design recognizes the state’s famous Indianapolis 500 race. The design features the image of an “Indy” car superimposed on an outline of the state with the inscription “Crossroads of America.” The design also includes 19 stars, symbolizing Indiana as the 19th state to be admitted to the Union.

“We are very proud of this coin, and we think people around the country will instantly think of Indiana when they see it,” Governor O’Bannon said. “Our state played a significant role in the expansion and development of the United States at its crossroads, and this coin signifies that importance.”

The release of the Indiana quarter marked the end of production of the Louisiana quarter, released in May 2002. The quarters are manufactured at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, which produce all U.S. circulating coins and ship them to the Federal Reserve for distribution to the nation’s banks.

Launched in 1999, the United States Mint’s 50 State Quarters Program is a 10-year initiative that honors each of the nation’s states in the order that they joined the Union. Each quarter is produced for about 10 weeks and will never be produced again. Surveys show that approximately 139 million adults are collecting the quarters.

The 50 State Quarters products, including the popular collectible proof sets, which feature the five state quarters of each year, are adding to the collecting fun. These products and more information about the 50 State Quarters Program are available through the United States Mint’s website at www.usmint.gov or by calling 1-800-USA-MINT.

Created by Congress in 1792, the United States Mint is a manufacturing and international marketing enterprise with about 2,300 employees. In FY 2001, the United States Mint produced approximately 23.6 billion coins, fulfilling its primary mission to produce an adequate supply of circulating coinage for the nation’s commerce. For more information, please visit www.usmint.gov.

WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that state quarters honoring Indiana, the fourth coin in the 50 State Quarters® Program to be struck in 2002, will go on sale beginning August 2, 2002, at 12:00 noon (Eastern Time), and will be available for purchase the entire 10-week release period. The Indiana 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 Indiana quarters are also available as part of the United States Mint’s popular Subscription Program.

Indiana joined the Union on December 11, 1816, becoming the 19th state. The Indiana quarter’s reverse design recognizes the state’s famous Indianapolis 500 race. The design features the image of an “Indy” car superimposed on an outline of the state with the inscription “Crossroads of America.” The design also includes 19 stars signifying Indiana as the 19th state to join the Union.

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, “IN” designating the state of Indiana, 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 from the United States Mint to customers. There are no order limits on these products.

Customers can purchase the Indiana quarters, two-roll sets and bags and Indiana quarter collectibles by using the United States Mint’s secure website, www.usmint.gov, or by calling 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). As an added convenience, customers can participate in a subscription-ordering program in which 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 orders. Hearing and speech-impaired customers may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468) (TTY). Please allow approximately 2-3 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.