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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

APRIL 8, 1976

MINT OPENS ORDERS FOR AMERICA'S FIRST MEDAL SERIES

Mr. Frank H. MacDonald, Acting Director of the Mint, today announced
that the Mint is now accepting orders for the fifth, and final,
two-medal unit of the America's First Medals pewter series. Orders are
also being accepted for the complete ten-piece series, or units thereof,
by customers who may have missed the ordering periods for the first four
units.

The ten-medal series, part of the Treasury Department's Bicentennial
program, consists of 1-1/2" antique-finished pewter reproductions of the
first medals voted by the Continental Congress to honor the heroic men
and successful Revolutionary War Battles that won for a new nation its
freedom and independence.

The two medals offered in the Fifth Unit honor:

GENERAL NATHANIEL GREENE, awarded a gold medal for the Battle of Eutaw
Springs, South Carolina, in 1781, "in which with a force inferior in
numbers to that of the enemy, he obtained a most signal victory." Eutaw
Springs was the last important military engagement in the Southern
theater. Engraved by Augustin Dupre.

CAPTAIN JOHN PAUL JONES, received a gold medal for his brilliant command
of the French and American ships off the British coast in 1779. In one
of the most celebrated battles of naval history, Jones ran the bow of
the U.S. frigate BONHOMME RICHARD into the stern of the SERAPIS. The
battle then raged at point-blank range. With the RICHARD afire, Jones
kept firing until the British captain struck his colors. Engraved by
Augustin Dupre.

This is the first time that the fifth two-piece unit has been offered
for sale. The price of the fifth unit, as well as for each of the four
units previously offered for sale, is \$10.00 per unit. Orders are
limited to five of each unit per individual.

Also available for ordering for the second time is a handsome display
album which permits the mounting of the completed ten-piece America's
First Medals series. Included with the album is a copy of the
illustrated pamphlet entitled "Medals Commemorating Battles of the
American Revolution," by Vladimir and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli of the
National Museum of History and Technology of the Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, D.C. The price is \$5.00.

Persons already on the Mint's mailing list will receive pre-addressed
order cards for the fifth unit of the series and previously offered
units and the display album.

Those not on the mailing list may order any individual unit or the
complete series by writing to:

> Bureau of the Mint
>
> 55 Mint Street
>
> San Francisco, California 94175

The previously offered units honor:

Unit No. 1 -- General George Washington, for the liberation of Boston,
and General Horatio Gates, for the Battles of Bennington, Fort Stanwix
(Fort Schuyler) and Saratoga. \$10.00 per unit.

Unit No. 2 -- General Anthony Wayne, for the victory at Stony Point, and
Col. Francois Louis Teisseidre de Fleury, for the Battle of Stony Point.
\$10.00 per unit.

Unit No. 3 -- Major Henry ("Light Horse Harry") Lee, for the assault at
Paulus Hook (now Jersey City, N.J.), and General Daniel Morgan, for the
victorious battle at the Cowpens, South Carolina. \$10.00 per unit.

Unit No. 4 -- Lt. Col. John E. Howard, for the bayonet charge at the
Battle of Cowpens, and Lt. Col. William Washington, for driving back
British forces at the Cowpens. \$10.00 per unit.

Each unit and the display album will constitute a separate shipment.
Unit No. 5 will be shipped first and will be followed by the remaining
units over the next several months. All shipments will be completed no
later than December 31, 1976. The Mint reserves the right to reduce or
cancel orders pending its ability to meet demand.

Please see the attached order form.

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[AMERICA'S FIRST MEDALS SERIES ORDER FORM]{.underline}

Name and Address:

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Name

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Street

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City/State Zip

SEND THIS ORDER TO:

Bureau of the Mint

55 Mint Street

San Francisco, CA 94175

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  Item                                   Price     Number      Amount

  Unity #1 Washington and Gates          \$10.00               \$

  Unit #2 Wayne and De Fleury            10.00                 \$

  Unit #3 Lee and Morgan                 10.00                 \$

  Unit #4 Howard and Washington          10.00                 \$

  Unit #5 Greene and Jones               10.00                 \$

  Display Album with Descriptive Booklet 5.00                  \$

                                                   Total       \$
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• Make remittance payable to: Bureau of the Mint

• Send a check or money order for the Total Amount shown above

> ---[DO NOT SEND CASH]{.underline}---

• Each Unit will be shipped separately, as will the display album. Unit
#5 will be shipped first followed by the remaining units over the next
several months. All shipments will be completed no later than December
31, 1976.

• Orders are not cancellable by the purchaser. The Mint reserves the
right to cancel or reduce any order pending its ability to meet the
demand.

• Receipt of an order and remittance will not constitute an acceptance.
Remittances will be deposited in the Treasury for safekeeping only,
pending acceptance of the order or refund of the payment.

When writing to inquire about this order, please refer to the six-digit
number stamped on the cancelled remittance, or provide a copy of both
sides of the cancelled remittance.