February 14, 2017 -
Press Release October 1, 1975 The Bicentennial dollar, picturing the Liberty Bell and moon on the reverse and the double date 1776-1976 beneath the portrait of President Eisenhower on the obverse, goes into circulation beginning October 13, 1975, Mrs. Mary...
February 9, 2017 -
Press Release May 31, 1973 The Bureau of the Mint today issued the following information in answer to a number of inquiries concerning the authorization, production, destruction and possible recovery of 1964-dated 90 per cent silver dollar coins: In 1965,...
February 9, 2017 -
A BILL To provide a new coinage design and date emblematic of the bicentennial of the American Revolution for dollars and half-dollars. Be it enacted by the Senate and House Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,...
February 8, 2017 -
Press Release March 5, 1973 FOR RELEASE 10:30 A.M., EST MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1973 Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, made the following statement today: Desiring to involve all Americans in recognizing the importance of our nation’s Bicentennial in...
February 8, 2017 -
Press Release HOLD FOR RELEASE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1972 The cupro-nickel specimen of the circulating Eisenhower dollar coin will be included in the 1973 proof coin sets produced by the U.S. Mint, Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint,...
November 19, 2021 -
The 2017 Native American $1 Coin commemorates Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee Syllabary. Sequoyah adapted writing to the Cherokee language by devising symbols for each syllable. His achievement is one of a handful of examples in world history regarding the...
March 4, 2022 -
The Susan B. Anthony Dollar was the first time that a woman appeared on a U.S. circulating coin. The coin replaced the Eisenhower Dollar and was minted from 1979-1981 and again in 1999. It honored women’s suffrage leader, Susan B....
January 12, 2017 -
By Office of Corporate Communications January 11, 2017 The United States Mint will soon be offering the Lions Clubs International Centennial Silver Dollar. Public Law 112-181 authorizes the Mint to strike and issue up to 400,000 silver dollar coins with...
January 23, 2017 -
Press Release May 13, 1970 The Joint Coinage Commission met today to reconsider its position on the minting of an Eisenhower dollar coin. It recommended, by a substantial majority vote, that the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized to mint...
January 18, 2017 -
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for product options containing 2017 Native American $1 Coins beginning on January 25 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The 2017 coin honors Sequoyah of the Cherokee Nation, creator of the...
