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Yellowstone Quarter Launch

Jun 3, 2010 | coins, national park quarters, US Mint, video

While the U.S. Mint fights trademark issues over the name of their program, Director and professional politician Ed Moy travelled to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming today to launch the Yellowstone National Park Quarter. Moy was joined by Suzanne Lewis, Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone National Park was established by an act of congress on March 1, 1872. Its 2.2 million acres is home to grizzly bears, elk, wolves, and bison. Along with the Old Faithful Geyser are a collection of an extraordinary group of geysers that do not receive the same press as Old Faithful.

The reverse of the coin features Old Faithful Geyser and a bison, both excellent representatives of the nation’s second National Park.

Here is the B-roll video from the U.S. Mint and the launch ceremony:

Quarter image Courtesy of the U.S. Mint

Update on Opposing Import Restrictions on Ancient Coins

Jun 1, 2010 | ancient, legal, policy

According to the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) noted that 1,934 discrete addresses used their fax service to send notes opposing import restrictions on ancient coins from Italy. I would like to thank my readers who were amongst those who sent faxes to the U.S State Department’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC).

ACCG Executive Director Wayne Sayles attended the meeting and wrote about the meeting from his perspective. ACCG Board member Peter Tompa wrote a full report about the meeting. Both are worth reading.

The Washington Post also sent a reporter who filed this story.

CPAC has not yet resolved the issue. I hope our efforts writing to the CPAC in conjunction with the ACCG prevents the Memoranda of Understanding with Italy from being modified to include ancient coins.