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…)

The United States Mint will open sales for rolls of James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins on August 20, 2009.

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.

Collectors may order rolls of James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins at the United States Mint’s secure Web site, www.usmint.gov. Telephone orders will be accepted at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468). A shipping and handling fee of $4.95 per order will be added to all domestic orders.

The rolls of Presidential $1 Coins are also available through the United States Mint’s Online Subscription Program. Customers may enroll in the program to receive future rolls of Presidential $1 Coins, and other select products, automatically as they are released. For more information about this convenient ordering method, please visit www.usmint.gov.

The Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 honors former Presidents in the order in which they served in our Nation’s highest office. Each year, the United States Mint will issue four Presidential $1 Coins bearing portraits of the former Presidents on the obverse and the image of the Statue of Liberty on the reverse. The Presidential $1 Coin honoring Zachary Taylor will be available later this year.

Created by Congress in 1792, the United States Mint 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 gold, silver and platinum bullion coins.

Wirtland has released its first gold coin, known unofficially as “Wirtland Crane” or “Gold Crane”. The 1/10 oz. coin is minted in 24 carat gold, in cooperation with coin designer Daniel Carr and his company “Moonlight Mint”. Daniel Carr is creator of “Amero” coin, and author of the New York and Rhode Island 2001 statehood quarters.

“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″.

Wirtland’s Gold Coin Project is an integral part of the Economic Strategy of the first country in cyberspace, which currently unites nearly 700 citizens from all 5 continents. Wirtland is not seeking to introduce a new internationally recognized currency. “Wirtland Crane” formally has status similar to that of commemorative or collectors’ coins and medals. Its competitive price allows “Wirtland Crane” to be used also as an investment tool.

Wirtland Crane can be purchased online directly from the mint’s online store at http://tinyurl.com/lgpfh7, complete with official Certificate of Authenticity. The total mintage of Wirtland Crane will be limited, and the price (currently 135 USD / 95 euros) will be reflecting the current price of gold.

Background:
Wirtland ['v¡rtl?nd] claims to be the world’s first internet-based sovereign country. Wirtland is an experiment into legitimacy and self-sustainability of a country without its own soil. An extract from Wirtland’s Statute follows: (more…)