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OUTLINE

GENERAL PURPOSE: To inform.

SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform my audience of three major characteristics of US Coins

CENTRAL IDEA STATEMENT: The Portrait, Date, and Mint Mark are three characteristics of Coins.

INTRODUCTION

  1. It is your turn….Countless hours, research, gathering data….
  2. Same process as the US Mint for design of coins
  3. Collecting coins for over 20 years
  4. Today I would like to share with you the characteristics of the portrait, date, and mint mark

(TRANSITION: Lets begin with the Portrait)

BODY
  1. In his book, United States Coin, Lieber, 4 Presidents
    1. Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, Kennedy

      2. 1.Lincoln face right

    2. Historic events, Mint to Congress, Approval, Mold

    (TRANSITION: Portrait selected, next is the Date)
  2. According to the US Treasury, traditionally same date
    1. Policy change 1964
    2. Congress approved 1964 for 1965 and 1966
    3. 1967 coins return to date of minting
    4. Great deal of thought is placed in Date format and Style
    5. Date determined, Mold is prepared

    (TRANSITION: FINAL CHARACTERISTIC, MINT MARK)
  3. William T. Gibbs, Guide US Coins, mint marks date back to Accient Greece, Rome
    1. Established 1835
    2. P-Philadelphia, S-San Francisco, D-Denver
    3. Hand Stamped in the mold
    4. Most important characteristic for collectors

(TRANSITION: Let’s review what we have covered)

CONCLUSION
  1. We discussed three characteristics of US Coins, Portrait, Date, and Mint Mark
  2. US Coins, besides of being our currency, also represents hour memorable history.

 

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