{"id":18226,"date":"2024-04-23T18:45:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allonlinebanglanewspapers.com\/news\/presidential-silver-medal-honoring-james-a-garfield-available-on-april-30\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T18:45:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:45:57","slug":"presidential-silver-medal-honoring-james-a-garfield-available-on-april-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allonlinebanglanewspapers.com\/news\/presidential-silver-medal-honoring-james-a-garfield-available-on-april-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Silver Medal Honoring James A. Garfield Available on April 30"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Washington, DC, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The James A. Garfield Presidential Silver Medal will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint (Mint) starting on April 30 at noon EDT. \u00a0Garfield was the nation\u2019s 20th President, serving from March 1881 until his death in September 1881 after being shot by an assassin in July of that year.<\/p>\n

The Department of the Treasury has a long-standing tradition of honoring each President of the United States with an official bronze medal struck by the Mint. \u00a0The Mint is now replicating this series of medals in 99.9 percent fine silver, each measuring 1.598 inches in diameter.<\/p>\n

The obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) designs of the silver medal honoring the 20th<\/sup> U.S. President are by sculptor Charles E. Barber, who was the Mint\u2019s sixth Chief Engraver. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The obverse depicts a portrait of James A. Garfield with the inscription \u201cJAMES A. GARFIELD.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reverse shows a wreath of laurel and oak leaves wrapped in crossed ribbons. \u00a0Inside the wreath are the inscriptions \u201cINAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 4, 1881,\u201d \u201cASSASSINATED JULY 2, 1881,\u201d and \u201cDIED SEPT 19, 1881.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each medal is encapsulated and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.<\/p>\n

The James A. Garfield Presidential Silver Medal is priced at $75.\u00a0 To set up a REMIND ME alert for this product, visit https:\/\/catalog.usmint.gov\/james-a-garfield-presidential-silver-medal-S820.html\/<\/a> (product code S820).<\/p>\n

To view additional medals in this series, visit:\u00a0 https:\/\/catalog.usmint.gov\/medals\/presidential\/silver-presidential-medals\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Presidential Silver Medals are also available for purchase via the Mint\u2019s Product Enrollment Program.\u00a0 Enrollments work like a magazine subscription. \u00a0After you are enrolled, you will receive the next product released in the series and continue to receive products until you end your enrollment. \u00a0Visit https:\/\/catalog.usmint.gov\/presidential-silver-medal-enrollment-RJ.html<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n

About the United States Mint
<\/b>Congress created the United States Mint in 1792, and the Mint became part of the Department of the Treasury in 1873.\u00a0 As the Nation\u2019s sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage, the Mint is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce.\u00a0 The Mint also produces numismatic products, including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; silver and bronze medals; and silver and gold bullion coins.\u00a0 Its numismatic programs are self-sustaining and operate at no cost to taxpayers.<\/p>\n

Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, the United States Mint will not accept and will not honor orders placed prior to the official on-sale date of April 30, 2024, at noon EDT.<\/i><\/p>\n

The Presidential Silver Medals are also available from the Mint\u2019s sales centers at the Philadelphia Mint, 151 N. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (on 5th Street between Arch Street and Race Street); at the Denver Mint, 320 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80204 (on Cherokee Street, between West Colfax Avenue and West 14th Avenue); and from the Mint Headquarters Coin Store in Washington, D.C., 801 9th St. NW, Washington, DC 20220.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Washington, DC, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The James A. 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