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Bright Idea for a Commemorative Coin

The United States Mint will sell up to a half million Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative silver dollars to honor the 125th anniversary of Edison’s invention of the light bulb and his many other contributions.

“It is impossible to imagine the world without the contributions of Thomas Edison,” said United States Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore. “His practical application of scientific principles resulted in thousands of products we see in use today.”

The coins, which are 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper, will be available in proof and uncirculated condition. Equal portions of the surcharge proceeds from the sale of these coins are authorized to be paid to the Museum of Arts and History (Port Huron, Michigan), the Edison Birthplace Association (Milan, Ohio), the National Park Service (West Orange, New Jersey), the Edison Plaza Museum (Beaumont, Texas), the Edison Winter Home and Museum (Fort Myers, Florida), the Edison Institute (Dearborn, Michigan), the Edison Memorial Tower (Edison, New Jersey), and the Hall of Electrical History (Schenectady, New York).

The proof coin costs $37 and the uncirculated coin is $33. The price of each includes a $10 surcharge. For information: www.usmint.gov or 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).

Silver News - Second Quarter 2004