DIRECTOR PAUL HOLLIS AT NEW ORLEANS MINT MUSEUM

United States Mint (Mint) Director Paul Hollis will attend a special event at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, "the Old U.S. Mint" to celebrate the Nation's Semiquincentennial on May 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. CDT.

Hollis, the 41st director of the United States Mint and a Louisiana native, will share how the Mint is celebrating the Nation's 250th anniversary with special coins and medals. Brandon Beach, Treasurer of the United States, will also be in attendance.

The event will also feature:

• The opportunity to purchase 2026 products from the Mint's pop-up retail space, including the American Buffalo 2026 One Ounce Gold Proof Coin (26EL), American Eagle 2026 One Ounce Silver Proof Coin (26EA), Congratulations Set 2026 (26RF), and American Eagle 2026 Gold Proof coins (26EC, 26EB, 26ED and 26EE).
• Free educational and informational resources from the Mint and Louisiana America 250.
• A coin machine exchanging $1 and $5 bills for the circulating 2026 Emerging Liberty Dime and 2026 Revolutionary War Quarter.
• Access to the museum's first-floor exhibit from the Old New Orleans Mint, including a Morgan & Orr coin press, a Troemner bullion scale, and displays of coins minted on-site.

 

To read the complete press release, see:
United States Mint Director Paul Hollis to Host Special Event at New Orleans Jazz Museum, "the Old U.S. Mint" (https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/united-states-mint-director-paul-hollis-to-host-special-event-at-new-orleans-jazz-museum-the-old-u-s-mint)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
VISITING THE NEW ORLEANS MINT MUSEUM (https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n32a22.html)

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