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Victor Marino Jr.Time for a Neil Armstrong coin, something we would actually use.on Tuesday
Canna BlissThe cost of manufacturing the penny and nickel cost each American citizen $9.58 in 2011. That's $3 billion just to continue printing pennies and nickels. I think it's time to do away with both.about a week ago
Paul MurphyGood Choice buy some suilver Eagles and forget you have wait 10 years and sell them take a trip to a tropical paradise!about 3 weeks ago
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United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set™ - Chester Arthur Available October 18- James Madison was one of writers of the Federalist Papers, a series of 85 essays that advocated the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
- The 2012 Birth Set is the perfect gift to celebrate the arrival of a friend or loved one’s newest addition! Have you given this set as a gift to anyone this year?
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- Can you name the President that wrote some of the Federalist Papers?
- Among other denominations, Thomas Jefferson appeared on the Westward Journey Nickel Series and the $2 Federal Reserve Note.
- Thomas Jefferson was sometimes referred to as the “silent member” of the Continental Congress.
- NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has taken the first photographs of a camera calibration target that actually includes a 1909 V.D.B. Lincoln cent
- The Yosemite National Park was established on October 1, 1890. The park was also featured on the 2006 California quarter released through the 50 State Quarters® Program, the 2010 Yosemite National Park quarter issued through the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, and the Yosemite National Park Centennial Medal.
- Which President who has appeared on U.S. coins & currency was sometimes referred to as the “silent member” of the Continental Congress?
- This month, let’s take a look at some of the Presidents that have appeared on our Nation’s coins and currency!
- Have you been following our anniversary celebrations this year? For those who just joined our community, we have been celebrating the 220th anniversary of our organization and the 150th anniversary of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). This month, let’s take a look at some of the Presidents that have appeared on our Nation’s coins and currency!
- In the early 1990s, the BEP produced some currency on a web-fed rotary press. Using a roll of paper instead of sheets, the new press printed both sides of the notes in a single pass. The press was used until 1995; it was unable to sustain the long production runs for which it was intended, and it was discontinued.
- Since 1968 all notes have been printed by the dry intaglio printing method.
- BEP Fun Fact: A master printer, working at full speed, could produce approximately 40 sheets per hour, using a hand-operated spider press. Power presses were capable of printing 900 sheets per hour. In 1957, the first high-speed rotary press was capable of producing 2,400 sheets an hour.
- BEP Fun Fact: Until the 1940s, the printers had to polish an inked plate with the palms of their hands. This polishing required skill and judgment; every trace of ink had to be removed from the surface of the plate without disturbing the ink that lay in the engraved lines.
- Power presses first appeared at the BEP in 1878. These presses incorporated the same basic principles of the hand press, but the printing, inking, and wiping were performed simultaneously through the continuous movement of four plates around a square frame.
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