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Message:: [QUOTE="Sundance79, post: 2683267, member: 84413"]Actually, Moy was a long time coin collector. "A coin collector for most of his life, Moy first became fascinated by different coin designs when he worked the cash register at his parents’ Chinese-American restaurant in Waukesha, Wisconsin. His appointment as Director of the US Mint fulfilled a childhood dream and put Moy at the helm of the world’s largest manufacturer of coins and medals. During his tenure, the US Mint would experiment with many new coins and series aimed at increasing interest in modern coin collecting, including Reverse Proof finishes, the 2009 Ultra High Relief $20 and other interesting issues. Moy also oversaw the launch of the Presidential Dollar program in 2007 and the America the Beautiful Quarters program in 2009 as well as completion of the monumental 50 State Quarters program." I think it was because he was and still is as a long time coin collector that he actually did so much for collectors while heading the mint, like the high relief coins and other advances in minting.[/QUOTE]