Collectible rolls of Presidential $1 Coins bearing the portrait of President Abraham Lincoln will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint starting at noon Eastern Time (ET) on November 18.
The rolls contain 25 circulating-quality coins struck on the main production floors of the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia or Denver.
The coins are wrapped in specially designed packaging that displays the mint of origin ("P" or "D"), the face value of its contents ("$25") and the United States Mint logo.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential $1 Coin rolls are priced at $35.95 each. Orders will be accepted at the United States Mint's online catalog, http://www.usmint.gov/catalog, or at the toll-free number, 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT (6468). A shipping and handling fee of $4.95 will be added to all domestic orders.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential $1 Dollar Coin was designed and sculpted by Don Everhart. The Lincoln dollar goes into circulation November 18, 2010. The United States Mint will ceremoniously launch the new coin at the 16h President’s summer home, Lincoln’s Cottage, on November 19, 2010.The Presidential $1 Coin rolls are also available through the United States Mint's Online Subscription Program.
Customers may enroll in the program to receive automatic shipments of future rolls of Presidential $1 Coins, and other select products, as they are released.
For more information about this convenient ordering method, please visit http://www.usmint.gov.
The United States Mint will introduce the Abraham Lincoln Presidential $1 Coin on November 19, the 147th anniversary of the delivery of his famous Gettysburg Address.
The ceremony will take place 10 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) at President Lincoln's Cottage located on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in northwest Washington, D.C.
Following the ceremony, the public can exchange their cash for 25-coin rolls of the Abraham Lincoln $1 Coins.
Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, orders placed prior to the official on-sale date and time of November 18, 2010, noon ET, shall not be deemed accepted by the United States Mint and will not be honored. For more information, please review the United States Mint's Frequently Asked Questions, Answer ID #175.
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