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Valued Member
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On Tuesday the release ceremony/coin exchange is taking place. It's about 30 minutes from my house. I was wondering if anyone has ever been to one and is it worth taking a day off to go.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i have never been to one but if it was 30 mins away you coundnt stop me from going
heck I drive 30 mins just to go to the grocery store
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Valued Member
 United States
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I know I am definitely going, I'm trying to find out if I should bring the family. My son is only 9 months old, but its never to early to get into the hobby, right?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i concur some posters here went to the cent release and took the family and had a very good time if I recall correctly
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If it was 30 minutes from my house I would be going for sure! What coin is being released tuesday?  |
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Valued Member
United States
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It's the new Native American $1. It was scheduled for January, but considering we got a million feet of snow in a month it was postponed
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Valued Member
United States
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Some people collect "release rolls". Get them stamped and cancelled at the local PO and sell some on ebay. You can make a few buck this way. I paid for a trip to Springfield IL for the 2009 LP3 release doing this and had a good time. |
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United States
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I would definitely go. I packed the family up and drove almost 3 hours (the first hour in the pre-dawn darkness and in a driving rainstorm) to go to the second Lincoln Cent ceremony and would do it again in a heartbeat. Just a neat experience. If you go, take time to go to the actual ceremony. When I went to the Lincoln ceremony, a lot of people just immediately got into line for coins. I went to the ceremony itself to see the guest speakers, a couple of choral performances, etc. Worthwhile - plus my two sons each got one of the new cents before anyone in line - thus, they can claim to have "gotten them first"! There was still plenty of time to go through the line (I went twice actually) and we ended up with 30 rolls which was plenty enough for me. I didn't wait in line for the postmark thing (it was probably another 3 hour wait) but might be worth it if you have time. Bring exact change and purchase as many rolls as you are allowed! Here's a few pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/kensch...483773340194 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd go in a heartbeat if it were 30 minutes away. Being the first one to get new, uncirculated rolls of anything is cool.
In my opinion, it'd be well worth a day's vacation.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have attended release ceremonies in St Louis for the 2004 Peace Medal nickels and Springfield for the 2009 LP3 and 2010 Shield cents. All of the ceremonies had huge crowds of a few thousand people but there was also alot of money to be made on the Lincolns so some traveled hundreds of miles to attend. The 2011 Native American $1s should have a much smaller crowd but it would definitely be worth it to attend. Since it is in Plymouth, there will probably be alot of re-enactors in period dress and dignitaries present. As an example, the Peace Medal nickel ceremony had a keelboat landing on the riverfront, the Ambassadors of Spain and France, in addition to representatives from the major tribes that Lewis and Clark encountered.
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Pillar of the Community
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The '11 Native American dollar launch has been postponed (again) to March 25. Read all about it: http://www.wickedlocal.com/plymouth...merican-coinI did attend the Franklin Pierce dollar launch last May. The majority of the audience was schoolchildren on field trips, as well as residents of Concord, NH. In addition to the individual coins and rolls, they were selling folders to accommodate a collection of Presidential dollars. The ceremony itself was pretty cool, with brigadiers dressed in Revolutionary War-style clothes and played musical instruments from that era as well. I was able to buy just one coin, but I had a good time. I want to buy one roll of '11 Native American dollars at this coming launch ceremony and get them stamped and cancelled on the day, as one said. I'll just have to find a nearby post office. Edited by SilverRoosevelt
02/13/2011 8:29 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Sorry for bumping an old thread but I was wondering what getting a roll stamped and cancelled means and does for the roll?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's just to keep as a first day of issue souvenir. People have done it in the past with things such as the relaunch of the $2 bill in 1976, for example. As it turns out, there was a limit of five coins per person, so I only bought that much.
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United States
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How do you find out when and where these ceremonies are? I don't want to miss one if it is close by..
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Valued Member
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Good question, I'm sure somebody knows the answer. I just found out I missed the one for gettysburg back in Jan  |
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Posted 02/13/2011 10:51 am
