I am not surprised that the US Mint is not very successful in getting
dollar coins into circulation. Charging $35.50 for $25.00 worth of coins
is hardly good salesmanship. I notice tha Kilopascal has attached another
3 irrelevant documents. He reported in USMA 16943:
>The 2001 Golden Dollar has been out since February, yet I have never seen
>one. The rolls I get are all mint year 2000. And the article states a
>billion are already in distribution. Where?
>
>John
>
>2001 Dated Golden Dollars Featuring Sacagawea Available February 21st In
>Bags and Rolls at www.usmint.gov
>
>
>Washington, D.C. - The United States Mint today announced that 2001 dated
>Golden Dollars featuring Sacagawea will be available in bags of 2,000
>coins and rolls of 25 coins online at www.usmint.gov beginning February
>21st at Noon (Eastern Time).
>
>
>The same coins struck on the main production floor at the Philadelphia and
>Denver Mints, and shipped to the Federal Reserve on February 1, 2001, for
>distribution in commerce, will be sold to customers in 25-coin rolls for
>$35.50 and in 2,000-coin bags for $2,190.00. These coins bear either the
>Philadelphia mint mark ('P') or the Denver mint mark ('D') and there is no
>order limit. The Golden Dollar rolls will be shipped by Priority Mail, and
>the bags will be shipped by registered mail through the United States
>Postal Service.
>
>
>Demand for the Golden Dollar continues to grow. Currently, the U. S. Mint
>has shipped over 1 billion Golden Dollars through all of its distribution
>channels. It took the previous dollar coin program, the Susan B. Anthony
>dollar, 21 years to reach a total mintage of 920 million coins.
>
>
>American sculptor Glenna Goodacre designed the obverse (heads) of the
>Golden Dollar coin, which features the likeness of Sacagawea, the young
>Shoshone woman who assisted Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the
>Louisiana Purchase almost 200 years ago. The reverse (tails) design of the
>coin, by U.S. Mint Sculptor/Engraver Thomas D. Rogers, Sr., features a
>soaring Bald Eagle and 17 stars, one for each of the states at the time of
>the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
>
>
>Customers can purchase 2001 dated Golden Dollars four ways: First, they
>can save shipping and handling charges by using the U.S. Mint's secure web
>site www.USMINT.gov. Second, they can call 1-800-USA-MINT. Third, they may
>download an order form at the web site and fax it to (301) 344-4150.
>Fourth, they may download an order form at the web site and send it to
>U.S. Mint, Customer Care Center, Lanham, MD 20706-4331 (Attention: Order
>Processing). A shipping and handling fee of $3.95 per order will be added
>to all fax, mail and telephone orders for these products. Hearing and
>speech-impaired customers may order by calling (301) 344-4144 TTY. Please
>allow approximately 6-8 weeks for delivery.
>
>
>Contact: Michael White (202) 354-7222
>
>
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><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2001-12-30</FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The 2001 Golden Dollar has been out since
>February,
>yet I have never seen one. The rolls I get are all mint year 2000.
>And the article states a billion are already in distribution.
>Where?</FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV>
><P style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" align=center>2001 Dated Golden
>Dollars Featuring Sacagawea Available February 21st In Bags and Rolls at
>www.usmint.gov
><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" align=center></DIV>
><P></P>
><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
><P>Washington, D.C. � The United States Mint today announced that 2001 dated
>Golden Dollars featuring Sacagawea will be available in bags of 2,000
>coins and
>rolls of 25 coins online at www.usmint.gov beginning February 21st at Noon
>(Eastern Time).
><P>
><P>The same coins struck on the main production floor at the Philadelphia and
>Denver Mints, and shipped to the Federal Reserve on February 1, 2001, for
>distribution in commerce, will be sold to customers in 25-coin rolls for
>$35.50
>and in 2,000-coin bags for $2,190.00. These coins bear either the Philadelphia
>mint mark (�P�) or the Denver mint mark ('D') and there is no order limit. The
>Golden Dollar rolls will be shipped by Priority Mail, and the bags will be
>shipped by registered mail through the United States Postal Service.
><P>
><P>Demand for the Golden Dollar continues to grow. Currently, the U. S.
>Mint has
>shipped over 1 billion Golden Dollars through all of its distribution
>channels.
>It took the previous dollar coin program, the Susan B. Anthony dollar, 21
>years
>to reach a total mintage of 920 million coins.
><P>
><P>American sculptor Glenna Goodacre designed the obverse (heads) of the
>Golden
>Dollar coin, which features the likeness of Sacagawea, the young Shoshone
>woman
>who assisted Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the Louisiana Purchase
>almost 200 years ago. The reverse (tails) design of the coin, by U.S. Mint
>Sculptor/Engraver Thomas D. Rogers, Sr., features a soaring Bald Eagle and 17
>stars, one for each of the states at the time of the Lewis and Clark
>Expedition.
>
><P>
><P>Customers can purchase 2001 dated Golden Dollars four ways: First, they can
>save shipping and handling charges by using the U.S. Mint�s secure web site
>www.USMINT.gov. Second, they can call 1-800-USA-MINT. Third, they may download
>an order form at the web site and fax it to (301) 344-4150. Fourth, they may
>download an order form at the web site and send it to U.S. Mint, Customer Care
>Center, Lanham, MD 20706-4331 (Attention: Order Processing). A shipping and
>handling fee of $3.95 per order will be added to all fax, mail and telephone
>orders for these products. Hearing and speech-impaired customers may order by
>calling (301) 344-4144 TTY. Please allow approximately 6-8 weeks for delivery.
><P></P></DIV>
><P>Contact: <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">Michael White
>(202) 354-7222 </SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>
Joseph B.Reid
17 Glebe Road West
Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071
