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Bookmark or Share- The History of U.S. Circulating Coins - United States MintThe story of U.S. circulating coins began long before the opening of a national mint in 1792. Before national coinage, a mix of foreign and domestic coins circulated, both during the Colonial Period and in the years following the Revolutionary War. After Congress established the U.S. Mint in 1792, the Mint struggled for many years to produce ...
- Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program - United States MintIn 2009, the United States Mint issued four different pennies as part of the Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program. The program recognized not only of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, but also the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln cent, first appearing in 1909. The themes on the reverses represent the four major aspects of ...
- The History of Presidents on Our Coins - United States MintThe process begun in 1909 was complete in 1964, when American Presidents were featured on every regular issue circulating coin; Abraham Lincoln on the cent, Thomas Jefferson on the nickel, Franklin Roosevelt on the dime, George Washington on the quarter-dollar and John F. Kennedy on the half-dollar. One final addition to this group would be ...
- Circulating Coins - United States MintLincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program (2009) Lincoln Penny (1959-2008) Nickel. Westward Journey Nickel Series (2004-2005) Quarter. General George Washington Crossing the Delaware Quarter (2021) America the Beautiful Quarters® Program (2010-2021) DC and U.S. Territories Quarters (2009) 50 State Quarters Program (1999-2008)
- Penny - United States MintThe “Union Shield” theme is the current design of the U.S. one-cent coin. The U.S. Mint first issued this design in 2010. The obverse (heads) shows the image of President Abraham Lincoln used on the penny since 1909. The shield on the reverse (tails) represents Lincoln’s preservation of the United States as a single country.
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