James K. Polk and Sarah Polk Coin and Medal Set Available September 17
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The United States Mint will open sales of the 2009 United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Medal SetTM (James K. Polk – Sarah Polk) on September 17, 2009, at noon Eastern Time (ET).
The set, offered at $8.95, contains an uncirculated James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coin and a Sarah Polk First Spouse Bronze Medal bearing the same likeness featured on the First Spouse Gold Coin minted in her honor. The coin and medal are mounted on a durable plastic card enhanced with handsome portraits of the President and first spouse. Issuance information is annotated on the back of the card.
The United States Mint will accept orders for the 2009 United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Medal Set (James K. Polk – Sarah Polk) at http://www.usmint.gov/catalog or at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may call 1-888-321-MINT (6468).
A Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Medal Set honoring President Zachary Taylor and Margaret Taylor will be released in December.
The United States Mint, created by Congress in 1792, is the Nation’s sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage. Its primary mission is to produce an adequate volume of circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce. The United States Mint also produces proof, uncirculated and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; and silver, gold and platinum bullion coins. (more…)

Priced at $35.95, the specially-wrapped rolls contain 25 newly-minted James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins. The coins were struck on the main production floors of the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver. The obverse (heads side) design features a dramatic portrait of the former President and the inscriptions JAMES K. POLK, IN GOD WE TRUST, 11TH PRESIDENT and 1845-1849. A striking image of the iconic Statue of Liberty is on the reverse (tails). Incused on the coin’s edge are the inscriptions 2009, E PLURIBUS UNUM and the mint of origin (P or D). The distinctive packaging displays the mint of origin, the face value of the contents ($25) and the United States Mint logo.
“Wirtland Crane” is considered to be the world’s first gold coin to be produced by an internet-based (virtual) country. The diameter of the coin is 16.5 mm, composition: 24 carat pure gold, weight: 1/10 troy oz. (3.2 grams). As the coin is not intended for circulation, it’s denominated symbolically at 10 ICU (International Currency Units). The obverse features a migratory crane, which symbolizes that virtual country transcends lands and borders. The reverse shows the coat of arms, and is also marked “GOLD 999,9″.












