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[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE]{.underline}

August 7, 1974

[U.S. MINT OFFERS AMERICA'S FIRST MEDALS SERIES]{.underline}

Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, today announced that during
September and October, 1974, orders will again be taken for America's
First Medals series. The ten-medal series, part of the Treasury
Department's Bicentennial program, consists of 1-1/2" pewter reissues of
the first medals voted by the Continental Congress to honor the bold
commanders and successful Revolutionary War battles that won for a new
nation its freedom and independence.

The first two medals in the series, offered earlier this year, were so
well received, Mrs. Brooks said, that it was decided to offer the
opportunity to pre-order the entire ten medals series at this time.
Therefore, collectors may order either the second two-medal unit or the
entire series. Those who ordered the first unit last April and May will
be sent their special order card beginning August 15.

The ten-medal series will be packaged in a handsome display album which
will include a 43-page illustrated booklet "Medals Commemorating Battles
of the American Revolution," authored by Vladmir and Elvira
Clain-Stefanelli of the National Museum of History and Technology,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

The two medals offered in the Second Unit are:

GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE, who was presented a gold medal for leading the
bold assault on Stony Point on the Hudson River in 1779. The Battle at
Stony Point was the last important military action in the north and
enabled General George Washington to tighten his grip on the Hudson and
especially on West Point, "the key to the continent." Engraved by
Nicolas Marie Gatteaux.

COLONEL FRANCOIS LOUIS TEISSEIDRE DE FLEURY, a French volunteer in the
American Army and commander of one of the attacking columns at the
Battle of Stony Point; awarded a silver medal. He was the first to enter
the recaptured fort and swiftly struck the British flag with his own
hands. Engraved by Duvivier.

The price of the two-medal unit is \$10.00, with a maximum order of five
units. The entire series, including the display album with illustrated
booklet, is priced at \$55.00, with a maximum order of five sets. Those
who pre-order the entire series will receive the medals as they are
available. The series will take until July 4, 1976 to complete, by which
time the album and booklet will be sent.

Those [NOT]{.underline} on the Mint's customer list may use the order
form below.

CHECK ONLY ONE BLOCK

[Unit #2]{.underline}

Please accept my order for \_\_\_\_ units (price per unit \$10.00, two
medals per unit, maximum five units per person). Enclosed is my check or
money order in the amount of \$\_\_\_\_.

[Series Membership]{.underline}

Please accept my order for \_\_\_\_ sets (price per set \$55.00, ten
medals, display album, and descriptive booklet in each set, maximum five
sets per person). Enclosed is my check or money order in the amount of
\$\_\_\_\_.

DO NOT SEND CASH

Name
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Address
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Send to: Bureau of the Mint

55 Mint Street

San Francisco, Calif., 94175

Make check or money order payable to: BUREAU OF THE MINT

All orders must be postmarked by October 31, 1974, and are
non-cancellable and non-refundable.

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