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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 210801, member: 6229&quot;]Well, fellow Numismatists, it happened. The United Staes Mint sold two of it&#039;s 400 ton triple-striking HME Model K-360 proof coin presses to the New Zealand Mint, the only private special metals mint in New Zealand.(They now are installed in the showroom of the mint&#039;s Auckland premises).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The presses reached the New Zealand Mint in early February and on February 28th the mint&#039;s officials secured the exclusive right to strike all legal-tender commemorative coins for the Pitcairn Islands.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The agreement between the mint and Pitcairn makes the mint responsible for the design, minting and the distribution of Pitcairn&#039;s proof commemorative coins. The proof&#039;s will be struck in silver, gold and platinum.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pitcairn&#039;s economy is highly dependent (and has been for many years) on the income produced from the sale of its coins and stamps.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Over the years Pitcairn&#039;s population has dwindled down to just nine families (45 persons). The hope is that, with the quality of the new coins to be produced by the New Zealand Mint and the mint&#039;s distribution system, income will increase to the extant that former families will return.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The British Overseas Territory of Pitcairn (The official designation) is comprised of four islands: Pitcairn, Ducie, Oeno and Henderson. The future proof coinage will probably feature each island.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The movie &quot;The Bounty&quot; is most responsible for bringing the existance of the Pitcairn Islands to the minds of most Americans. <b>And</b>, yes, the movie was based on a true story and a real HMS Bounty!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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