43rd Quarter of the 50 State Quarters® Program Honored in Ceremony at Boise Depot The public and media are invited to join Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, United States Mint Director Ed Moy and State Treasurer Ron Crane at a ceremony celebrating the Idaho quarter at the Boise Depot in Idaho’s capital city at 2:30 p.m., Friday, August 3. Participation by two cabinet secretaries is a first in the history of the 50 State Quarters Program

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The United States Mint announced today that sales of 2007 American Eagle Platinum Proof and Uncirculated Coins will begin at 12:00 noon (ET) on July 17, 2007. The 2007 coins feature the second design in the three-year series titled, “The Foundations of American Democracy,” celebrating the Executive Branch. Designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Master Designer Thomas Cleveland and engraved by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill,

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WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush will present the Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Norman Borlaug on July 17, 2007, in a ceremony in the United States Capitol Rotunda. Prepared and struck by the United States Mint, the Congressional Gold Medal honors Dr. Borlaug’s remarkable agricultural research, which saved millions of lives. On December 6, 2006, President Bush approved Public Law 109-395, which provided for the United States Mint to strike the Congressional Gold Medal for presentation to Dr. Borlaug.

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