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For #WorldSpaceWeek, we look back on the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Five Ounce Proof Silver Coin—the 2021 Coin of the Year! Additionally it also won in two categories: Best Silver Coin and Best Contemporary Event Coin. https://t.co/kjqMVvo1g7.
@airandspace@WorldSpaceWeek
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen presided over the ceremonial swearing-in of Ventris C. Gibson as the 40th U.S. Mint Director today at the Main Treasury Bldg in Washington. She is the first African-American to serve as Director, and the seventh woman to serve in this position.
The Bessie Coleman quarter, designed by Chris Costello, depicts Coleman as she prepares for flight, her expression reflective of her determination to take to the skies. https://t.co/YV1qheC4qJ #NAHM#ShowYourArt2022#HerQuarter@Northeastern@Americans4Arts
Yesterday, @SecYellen held a swearing-in ceremony for @usmint Director Ventris Gibson. Gibson was nominated by @POTUS & Senate-confirmed to serve as 40th Director of the Mint. A Navy veteran, public leader, & the 1st Black American to lead the bureau—her appointment is historic.
The U.S. Mint’s four production facilities in Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and West Point, use a variety of machines and processes. Explore the steps of how the Mint makes coins at https://t.co/YDTzcZxCJx. #ManufacturingDay@NIST@MfgDay
👀 Sneak a peek at the deepest & sharpest infrared image of the early universe ever taken — all in a day’s work for the Webb telescope. (Literally, capturing it took less than a day!) This is Webb’s first image released as we begin to #UnfoldTheUniverse: https://t.co/tlougFWg8B
All,
I hope you are well. I have returned from my blogging hiatus and look forward to returning to the #numismatic community very soon. The site is now down for some updates. More info to come soon!
Say hello to our special guest @chloe_blackcat! Museum staff were chuffed to have Chloe, the assistance cat, visit us and hope she enjoyed her visit as much as we did meeting her 😻
Today is V-E Day! This victory would not have been possible without the courage, sacrifice and determination of our Armed Forces. #VEDay#Military@DeptVetAffairs@WWIImuseum
Don’t miss out! Register for our #Veterans Virtual Career Fair to explore rewarding #careers that serve the American people through the manufacturing of coinage and national medals. Learn more at https://t.co/JG8UDIaWPM. #FedJobs@USAGov, @USAJOBS@DeptVetAffairs
Take a look Inside the Mint at one of the most prolific ♀️ sculptors of the early 20th century—Laura Gardin Fraser. Learn more about her and the story of this long-awaited obverse design. https://t.co/FVT1xuX4NP #HerQuarter@smithsonian@womenshistory@ncwhm@aslnyc@ANACoins
U.S. Mint Deputy Director Ventris Gibson along with our program partners from @smithsonian and @womenshistory will be speaking to students at the Dr. @SallyKRide Elementary School today at 10 a.m. (EDT). Watch the event live at https://t.co/eDIqAnxHCK. #HerQuarter@MCPS
#OTD in 1862 Congressional legislation establishes a branch mint at #Denver “exclusively for the coinage of gold”, the sum of $75,000 is appropriated to meet the expenses for fiscal year 1863. https://t.co/E2mNWHEGMu @Denver_Archives