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Mint Director Ed Moy Answers Collector Questions
The U.S. Mint held one of its periodic Coin Collectors Forums in conjunction with the release of the Arizona State Quarter. Hosted by Mint Director Ed Moy, these forums provide an opportunity for the U.S. Mint to get direct feedback about its products and services, while answering questions from the general public. Following each event, the Mint prepares a paraphrased transcript of the topics discussed. This article is compiled from the transcript of the Collectors Forum held on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Carnegie Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The answers attributed to Ed Moy are paraphrased, rather than direct quotes. Additional comments and clarifications from me are in italics and prefaced with “Ed:” for “Editor.”
Ed Moy’s Introductory Comments
Mr. Moy thanked everyone for attending, and gave an overview of upcoming coin programs including the Native American $1 coin series and the special 2009 Lincoln Cent commemoratives. He then provided a history of the Ultra-High Relief (UHR) Double Eagle coins that the Mint will issue for one year only, in 2009. Mr. Moy told the crowd, “This will be the coin that Saint-Gaudens and Teddy Roosevelt envisioned.” (Ed: The UHR Double Eagles were designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens at the personal request of President Theodore Roosevelt. The 2009 Lincoln Cent commemorative program is a one-year, 4-coin penny series honoring the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, and the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Cent design.)
Mr. Moy opened the floor to questions and discussion by asking the attendees what they liked and disliked about the U.S. Mint’s coin programs.
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About the Author
Susan Headley is the "Guide" for the About.com Coins section. Susan lives near Chicago, where she works as a consultant to ancient coin dealers, helping catalog and authenticate ancient coins and regularly attends many of the major coin shows. Susan is a member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA,) the American Numismatic Society (ANS,) CONECA (error and variety coins club) and several regional and local coin clubs.
mohammadqaeni | Jun 13, 2008 | Reply
i have a coin’s collection of persian coins and afghan’s coins.
Tom | Feb 10, 2009 | Reply
I’ve seen ads for 1964 Mint Sets. How would you be able to tell if it’s a regular mint set or a special mint set, the one with valuable coins.
Is it written on the envelope the coins come in?
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