**MICHIGAN QUARTERS**

**IN CIRCULATION**

![](media/image1.png){width="1.1020833333333333in" height="1.125in"}On
January 26, 2004, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm joined United
States Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore at the State Capitol in
Lansing to unveil the Michigan commemorative quarter-dollar coin. On
January 26, 1837, Michigan became the 26^th^ state to be admitted into
the Union.

As indicated by the State\'s nickname, much of Michigan\'s history is
tied to the Great Lakes - Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.
Together, the lakes encompass more than 38,000 square miles and form the
largest body of fresh water in the world. Standing anywhere in the
State, a person is within 85 miles of one of the Great Lakes. To assist
in navigating, Michigan has 116 lighthouses and navigational lights.

**MICHIGAN QUARTERS IN\
TWO-ROLL SETS AND BAGS**

![](media/image2.png){width="1.2in" height="1.00625in"}Two-roll sets of
Michigan quarters --- featuring one roll of coins each from the United
States Mint's facilities in Philadelphia and Denver --- became available
on January 26, 2004. The two-roll set sells for \$32.00.

Bags of 100 and 1,000 Michigan quarters are also on sale, each marked
with the Mint facility of origin. Bags of 100 coins sell for \$35.50,
and bags of 1,000 coins sell for \$300.

**WESTWARD JOURNEY NICKEL SERIES -- MARCH 2004**

To honor the 200^th^ anniversaries of the Louisiana Purchase and the
Lewis and Clark Expedition, the reverse of the Jefferson nickel will
bear two new designs in 2004. The first nickel is scheduled for release
on March 1, 2004, and will feature a rendition of the Jefferson Peace
Medal on the reverse. The design will also bear the inscriptions
"Louisiana Purchase" and "1803." The second nickel is scheduled for
release in late summer and will feature a depiction of the two explorers
in a keelboat en route to the West Coast and will bear the inscription
"Lewis & Clark." ![](media/image3.jpeg){width="1.2645833333333334in"
height="1.2645833333333334in"}

The United States Mint has named the program the *Westward Journey
Nickel Series*. The series will continue though 2006 when an image of
Monticello, Jefferson's famous home, will return to the reverse.

Two-roll sets and bags of the 2003 Jefferson nickel are still available
for sale. Two-roll sets and bags of the first new nickel for 2004 will
go on sale March 1.

This is the first new design for the Jefferson nickel since it was
introduced in 1938. The *Westward Journey Nickel* *Series* will be as
beautiful as it is educational.

Visit [www.usmint.gov](http://www.usmint.gov/) for more details!

**Legacies of Freedom**

**Coin Set**

![](media/image4.jpeg){width="1.0138888888888888in"
height="1.0138888888888888in"}

On January 28, 2004, the United States Mint will release the 'Legacies
of Freedom' coin set. This special product features an uncirculated
American Eagle Silver \$1 Coin from the United States and an
uncirculated Britannia Silver £2 Coin from the United Kingdom. The
Walking Liberty and Standing Britannia designs are both evocative of the
freedoms and values that the two Nations share.

This product includes Certificates of Authenticity from both Director
Fore and Gerald Sheehan, Deputy Master and Chief Executive of the
British Royal Mint, and is priced at \$49.99.

**FIRST FLIGHT CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE COINS**
![](media/image5.jpeg){width="1.0194444444444444in" height="1.06875in"}

To honor the 100^th^ anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight,
the United States Mint offers the First Flight Centennial Commemorative
Coins. The series features three designs and captures the historic
moment when the Wright brothers conquered the skies. The coins are
available in proof and uncirculated clad, silver and gold.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these coins is authorized to
be given to the First Flight Centennial Foundation to aid in the
restoration, refurbishment and maintenance of the Wright Monument and
Visitor Center in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

**THOMAS EDISON COMMEMORATIVE COIN EVENT**

![](media/image6.jpeg){width="1.0375in" height="1.0868055555555556in"}

In honor of the 125^th^ anniversary of Edison's invention of the
incandescent light bulb, the United States Mint will produce a
commemorative coin featuring one of America's greatest inventors.

Director Fore will join Christian Overland, Director of Greenfield
Village, on February 11, 2004, at 10:00 a.m., to unveil the new coin.
Edison's original Menlo Park laboratory now resides at Greenfield
Village in Dearborn, Michigan. Immediately following the event, coins
will be on sale at pre-issue prices.

Each coin contains 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper and is
accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the Director of
the United States Mint. The program will go on sale at
[www.usmint.gov](http://www.usmint.gov/), or by phone at 1-800-USA-MINT
on February 11, starting at noon.

**Michigan First Day Coin Covers Available**

**FeBRUARY 19, 2004**

A beautiful collectible, the Michigan first day coin cover combines 50
State Quarters^^ Program coins produced on the first day of mintage
from both the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver
in a handsome envelope bearing a cancellation mark on the day the coins
are released to the Federal Reserve. These popular items are a must-have
for any collector.