The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 5, February 4, 2007, Article 31

PRESIDENTIAL DOLLAR COIN PROMOTERS TRAVEL TO PITTSBURGH AND TAMPA

I don't think George Washington ever slept there, but the U.S. Mint
is traveling to Tampa, FL to publicize the new Presidential Dollar
coin.

"The Mint is planning to inform residents of the Tampa area about
the new coins with stops at Gorrie Elementary School and Citrus Park
Town Center Mall. A George Washington historian will educate Gorrie
Elementary School students about the life of President Washington.

"At Citrus Park Town Center Mall, local residents can see the new
dollar coin up close and personal, get a free picture of themselves
on a Presidential $1 Coin rendering and pick up educational materials
from the U.S. Mint.

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[This isn't an official launch ceremony, but part of the Mint's larger
publicity program to raise awareness of the new coins.  The traveling
troupe rolled through Pittsburgh, PA on Thursday.  The event was covered
in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  The inside joke in the article is that
the 40th Street Bridge leading to the Bloomfield neighborhood is also
known as Washington's Crossing, where the real first President nearly
died crossing the icy Allegheny River on December 29, 1753.  -Editor]

"The man portraying the father of our country was late for yesterday
morning's appearance at Woolslair Elementary School in Bloomfield.
Apparently George Washington's crossing was delayed by traffic on
the 40th Street Bridge.

"He didn't seem to mind.

"George Washington, played by living interpreter Carl Closs, of
Philadelphia, visited Woolslair Elementary School in Bloomfield
yesterday to talk to students about history and the new $1 coins that
will depict presidents. He spent time with some students and taught
Bennie Murphy, 10, a fourth-grader, some fencing basics.

"The Mint's latest money-making scheme is a 10-city road show
introducing people to the golden coins that will be placed into
circulation Feb. 15. The goal is to give the coins a more successful
launch than the Sacagawea dollars experienced in 2000."

To read the complete article, see: Full Story

To learn more about Washington's Crossing, see: Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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