Pedestrian Fataly Struck Baltimore Washington Parkway

One person is dead after being struck by a car on the Baltimore Washington Parkway in Prince Georges County, Maryland.

Shortly after 9:00 pm on August 4, 2009, an adult male pedestrian was attempting to cross the northbound lanes of the Baltimore Washington Parkway just south of Maryland Route 450. He was struck by a northbound car. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.

United States Park Police Detectives and Crash Reconstructionists are investigating this scene to ascertain causative factors.

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John & Letitia Tyler Presidential Dollar and Medal Set Packaging Error

An interesting packaging error has surfaced for the John and Letitia Tyler Presidential Dollar and First Spouse Medal Set. Some sets have been identified with the Letitia Tyler Medal mounted on the Julia Tyler display card.

Because John Tyler had a first and second wife, the US Mint is issuing two separate Presidential Coin and First Spouse Medal Sets- one for each wife. The Letitia Tyler Set was released on July 14, 2009. The separate set for Julia Tyler has not yet been released by the US Mint and is currently scheduled for August 25, 2009.

The fact that the Julia Tyler Set has not been released further legitimizes the packaging error. After the release of the next set, one could argue that someone switched the medals to create the packaging error after the sets left the Mint. In reality, I believe this would be hard to accomplish without looking obvious, since each set is sealed in plastic cellophane and the coin and medal are securely mounted on the card.

After one of the packaging errors surfaced on eBay, an anonymous reader added a comment to the most recent Mint News Blog post to inform others about the mistake. This comment prompted several readers to more closely examine their own sets.

John Crosby, known as modern-coins on eBay, checked his shipment of 99 sets and located one example with the packaging error. The incorrectly packaged set that he identified is pictured at the top of this post. His sets were ordered on July 24 ,2009 and shipped by the United States Mint on July 30, 2009.

He plans to sell the packaging error set, but he is not certain when. There are currently three packaging error sets listed for auction on eBay with high starting bid prices. To date, no sets listed have reached the end of the auction or received a bid. Here's a link to the current listings for the packaging error.

This represents the second mix up by the United States Mint for First Spouses with the same last name. The Mint had previously created a mule error which combined the obverse of the Abigail Adams Medal with the reverse of the Louisa Adams Medal. These errors have been found within 2007 First Spouse 4 Medal Sets. The mule errors continue to sell for approximately $400 each.

Although the current Mint mistake falls into the category of packaging error, in all likelihood these sets will sell for premiums, especially if the number discovered remains low. If you ordered and received the John & Letitia Tyler Coin and Medal Set, be sure to check your sets for the packaging error!

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Stand Up and Be Heard!

Well, it looks like it is beginning to hit hard and heavy, and I hope that Conservatives have the guts to keep it up.

The following are some talking points and questions to bring up with your Senators and Representatives if you can get to any of their Town Hall meetings, assuming they have any Town Hall meetings. If they don't, then you can at least send it to them in an email, to keep up the pressure.

1.) Congress and Obama are rushing to get the Health Care Bill pushed through. Ask your Congressman and Senator:

"Why is it so important to push this through that no body will even take the time to read it first?" Also, "Why do we have to have a complete government take over of the health care system, when there are other more better ways to improve the system with a government take over?"

2.) NARAL and Planned Parenthood are pushing to have abortion covered under the National Health Care Bill. Question for your Congressman:

"Will you oppose any health care reform bill that uses my tax money to pay for abortions?"

3.) In a recent New York Post column, former New York State Lieutenant Governor and health care expert wrote:

"One troubling provision of the House Bill compels seniors to submit counseling service every five years (and more often if they become sick or go into a nursing home) about alternatives for end-of-life care..."

This is for the purpose of urging the elderly to either kill themselves or have themselves euthanized 'for the good of the country' so that the government won't have to spend money on caring for them. This is supposedly to keep health care costs down, yet the government insists on providing health care to illegal immigrants. Question for you Congressman:

"Will you oppose any health care reform bill that in any way promotes euthanasia and that calls for covering illegal immigrants?"

4.) The United States is facing a debt crisis. According to Senator Judd Gregg, the Obama budget will generate an $11 trillion debt at the end of five years and $17 trillion at the end of ten years. Question:

"Why is Congress and Obama pushing through a health care bill that will cost another trillion dollars over the next ten years? Shouldn't you concentrate on getting the debt under control first?"

5.) According to a July 15th report by The Hill, the House bill would be paid for by roughly $500 billion in Medicare and Medicaid cuts. These cuts will come at a time when millions of Americans will be retiring. Logic tells us that cutting billions of dollars from Medicare and Medicaid means that health care will have to be rationed to accommodate more people and seniors would be most affected by the Medicare cuts. Also, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel (brother of Rahm Emanuel) has also suggested that health care should be rationed to certain individuals. Question:

"How can the government promise to do more with less? Will you oppose any reform health bill that in any way limits my access to health care or medicines recommended by my doctor?"

6.) The Congressional Budget Office estimates that new technology accounts for about half the increase in health care costs over the past several decades. For the most part, this is a good thing. Adjusted for inflation, health care spending per person is six times what it was 40 years ago, but I doubt that anyone would want to go back to 1960's style health care. Question:

"Why are you trying to force us in the direction of more government involvement in health care, when every where government run health care has been tried, quality declines and care is rationed?"

7.) According to this bill, the government not only mandates coverage for every individual, but also says that the government will have real time access to every ones bank accounts, new mothers will have health workers enter their homes and dictate how they raise their children, and even ACORN will play a role entering homes to check on peoples weight and what sort of diet they eating. All of this is an invasion of our privacy, so is the fact that the government will have unlimited access to our private health records. The government will also have the final word as to what kind of and how much health coverage a person can have. there are many more things in this bill that violate our rights and freedoms. Question:

"Why do you believe that government bureaucrats can make better decisions then me as to what kind of health insurance I should have. Or what makes you think the government is better at raising our children then we are? Will you guarantee that any health care reform bill passed by Congress will always allow us to choose our own doctors and make our own health care decisions? And that none of the other mandates that invade our privacy are allowed in the bill?" "Also, can you guarantee that we will NEVER be forced into a 'single payer system' that will force private health insurance companies out of business?"

Remind your elected officials that the federal government has NO Constitutional right or power to get involved with health care and if they answer in the negative to any of the above, then we the people will vote them out office, and they can find themselves a new line of work. Also remind them that they work for us We the People, not for Obama, not for Harry Reid, and certainly not for Nancy Pelosi.

It Looks Like Arlan Spector Almost Caught Some S^#T!

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US Mint Coin Production July 2009

The coin production figures through July 2009 have now been provided by the United States Mint. This update includes the final production figure for the American Samoa Quarter, which marked another successive low for the denomination.

The table below lists the US Mint coin production for the month of July 2009. These numbers are determined by comparing the year to date totals from last month to the year to date totals posted from this month.

US Mint Coin Production July 2009
	Philadelphia	Denver	Total
Cents	151.60 M	120.40 M	272.00 M
Nickels	0	6.96 M	6.96 M
Dimes	0	0	0
Quarters	0	13.00 M	13.00 M
Halves	0	0	0
Presidential Dollars	1.96 M	27.44 M	29.40 M
Native Amer Dollars	0	0	0
Total	153.56 M	167.80 M	321.36 M

The second following table shows the total year to date coin production figures for each denomination. Where available, the totals for each coin design have been provided.

2009 Coin Production January 2009 to July 2009
	Philadelphia	Denver	Total
Birthplace Cent	284.40 M	350.40 M	634.80 M
Formative Yrs Cent	376.00 M	363.60 M	739.60 M
Jefferson Nickel	39.84 M	46.80 M	86.64 M
Roosevelt Dime	96.50 M	49.50 M	146.00 M
District of Columbia Quarter	83.60 M	88.80 M	172.40 M
Puerto Rico Quarter	53.20 M	86.00 M	139.20 M
Guam Quarter	45.00 M	42.60 M	87.60 M
Am Samoa Quarter	42.60 M	39.60 M	82.20 M
Kennedy Half Dollar	1.70 M	1.70 M	3.40 M
W.H. Harrison Dollar	43.26 M	55.16 M	98.42 M
John Tyler Dollar	43.54 M	43.54 M	87.08 M
Native American Dollar	27.30 M	23.80 M	51.10 M

A few observations from the latest updates.

Added as a late update to last month's post, the final production figures for the first two 2009 Lincoln Cent designs are now known. The second design has a higher mintage than the first design. This breaks the trend for all other denominations which feature rotating designs, which have shown overall mintage declines for each subsequent release.

The production figures for the 2009 Jefferson Nickel have increased. As mentioned in a previous post, this additional production comes despite the fact that the US Mint "officially" announced the end of production for all nickels and dimes for the remainder of 2009. The prospect of continuing production for 2009 nickels and dimes may remove some of the froth from the market for these rarely encountered coins.

The final production numbers for the American Samoa Quarter have been posted. The overall production represents another new low for the series with only 82.2 million coins produced. The 2009-D American Samoa Quarter has a mintage of 39.6 million, which represents the lowest mintage for a circulation strike quarter since 1962.

One of the most notable aspects of the update is the small number of quarters minted during the month of July. Only 13 million quarters were produced at the Denver Mint and no quarters were produced at the Philadelphia Mint. If the short production of quarters continues for another month, this might be setting up for some spectacularly low totals for the US Virgin Islands Quarters. Definitely something to watch and keep in mind.

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2009 Professional Life Lincoln Cent Launch in Springfiled, Illinois

The United States Mint has released details for the launch ceremony for the third 2009 Lincoln Cent design. This will be the third of four different reverse designs used during 2009 to represent the stages of Lincoln's life.

The third design design represents Abraham Lincoln's "Professional Life" spent in Illinois from 1830 to 1861. The design depicts a young, professional Lincoln standing in front of the State Capitol building. This reverse was designed by Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by Don Everhart. The obverse of the coin will bear the familiar likeness of Lincoln designed by Victor D. Brenner.

The launch ceremony will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 10:00 AM CT at the Old State Capitol, 5th & Adams Streets, Springfield, Illinois. Attending the event will be US Mint Director Edmund Moy, Senator Dick Durbin, Illinois state officials, and Mayor Tim Davlin.

The coin exchange, where attendees can exchange bills for rolls of the newly released coins, is indicated to take place after the ceremony. The coin exchange will be subject to a two roll minimum and six roll maximum. These limits are indicated as subject to change. Children under 18 attending the event will receive a new 2009 Lincoln "Professional Life" Cent for free.

On the same date at 12:00 Noon ET, the United States Mint will offer Two Roll Sets of the new 2009 Professional Life Cents. Similar to prior offerings, the sets will include one 50-coin roll of coins from the Philadelphia Mint and one 50-coin roll of coins from the Denver Mint. Each Set will be priced at $8.95. The US Mint has indicated an ordering limit of five sets per household.

The US Mint also indicates that "millions of one-cent coins bearing the Professional Life design will be released into general circulation on August 13."

The slow release of the 2009 Lincoln Cents into circulation has been a source of frustration for some and a profit opportunity for others. When the first design was released on February 12, 2009, the coin exchange at the launch ceremony in Hodgenville, Kentucky turned out to be one of the few sources for the new coins. Attendees were able to sell their rolls on venues such as eBay where prices quickly skyrocketed.

The developing speculative market for 2009 Lincoln Cents contributed to the increased number of people attending the second event in Lincoln City, Indiana to take part in the coin exchange, but also led to some efforts by the US Mint to increase distribution.

One month after the Hodgenville launch ceremony, they had introduced the 2009 Lincoln Cent Two-Roll Set product. Starting with the second design release, these two-roll sets were available for sale at the US Mint starting on the release date for each coin. At the coin release ceremonies, the exchange limit was lowered from ten rolls to six rolls per person, and more rolls were available for exchange.

The first event had been attended by about 1,500 people and 10,000 rolls of new cents were exchanged. The second event had an estimated 3,000 attendees who exchanged 20,000 rolls of cents. How many people will attend the third ceremony and how many rolls will be exchanged?

As with the prior ceremonies, I will have a report following the event, hopefully with some pictures. Anyone attending who would like to contribute can contact me at coins @ live.com.

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New Assistant Chief Bill Lynch

The United States Park Police is pleased to announce the selection of William Lynch as Assistant Chief of Police.

Bill Lynch has a significant history of service with the Department of the Interior starting with the United States Park Police as a Patrol Officer in 1978. He served in the Central District and Rock Creek Stations.He was later assigned to the newly formed plainclothes narcotics enforcement unit.

After serving as a Sergeant in the George Washington Parkway and Central District Stations, he was promoted to Lieutenant. He was a Shift Commander, Assistant Commander of Planning and Development, and Commander of the Protection Detail for the Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Lynch was detailed to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and commanded the security for the 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

When Bill Lynch was promoted to Captain, he was the Regional Law Enforcement Specialist for the National Capital Region, Watch Commander, East District Commander, and Assistant Commander of the Administrative Branch.

Bill Lynch retired from the United States Park Police in 2002 to accept a position as the Bureau Security Officer for the Mineral Management Service of the Department of the Interior. In 2006 Lynch became a Supervisory Special Agent of the Department of the Interior Office of Law Enforcement and Security where he was the Critical Asset Coordinator.

Bill Lynch was detailed to the United States Park Police as the Acting Deputy Chief of Operations through the 2009 Presidential Inauguration.

Assistant Chief Lynch is the second in command of the Nation’s oldest uniformed law enforcement agency responsible for 600 officers and 125 civilians serving in Washington, DC, New York City, and San Francisco.

Assistant Chief Lynch is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and the State University of New York College at Buffalo with a BS in Criminal Justice.

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POSSIBLE SMOKING GUN?

COULD THIS BE THE SMOKING GUN
WE HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR?

Orly Taitz, a California attorney, who has filed a number of lawsuits demanding proof of Barack Hussein Obama's Constitutional eligibility to serve as president, has released a copy of a purported Kenyan certification of birth. She has filed a new motion in U.S. District Court for its authentication.

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This is the purported Kenyan certification of birth for Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.,
allegedly born in Mombasa, Kenya.

The document lists Obama's parents as Barack Hussein Obama and Stanly Ann Obama (Nee Stanly Ann Dunham), and his birth date as Aug. 4, 1961 at Coast General Hospital in Mombasa, Kenya.

This is an enlarged copy which shows details that allege Barack Hussein Obama was born at
Coast General Hospital in Mombasa on Aug. 4, 1961.

There is no doctor listed. But the alleged certificate does bear the signature of the deputy registrar of Coast Province, Joshua Simon Oduya. It is alleged that this certificate was issued as a certified copy of the original in February 1964.

This is an enlarged view of the bottom of the document.

This information comes from the WORLD NET DAILY website. WND obtained other birth certificates from Kenya for the purpose of comparison, and the form of the documents appear to be identical. You can go to the WORLD NET DAILY site to read the entire article.

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