July 31, 2019 -
The “Lincoln Memorial” penny design was introduced in 1959. This design was last made in 2008 and replaced by the Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program. The obverse design featuring President Abraham Lincoln was first produced in 1909 to commemorate the...
May 6, 2019 -
This coin was first produced in 1975 in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the independence of the United States. The coin was minted in the years 1975 and 1976 and carried the dual dates of 1776-1976. During the release...
April 7, 2023 -
The U.S. Mint first issued the George Washington Quarter in 1932 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Washington’s birth on February 22, 1732. The George Washington Quarter replaced the Standing Liberty Quarter, the last circulating quarter to depict a figure...
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 3, 2017 -
The George Washington 250th Anniversary Half Dollar was released in 1982 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of George Washington’s birth.
January 3, 2017 -
The Congress Bicentennial Half Dollar was released in 1989 to commemorate the Bicentennial of the U.S. Congress.
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...
December 29, 2016 -
WASHINGTON – Sales will open for the 2017 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set™ (product code 17AP) on Jan. 5 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The five proof-finish quarters in this set have reverse (tails) designs honoring Effigy Mounds...
March 17, 2021 -
Released in 1893, the Queen Isabella Quarter was the first U.S. coin to feature a real woman, Queen Isabella of Spain. The coin was made for the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago at the request of the exposition’s Board of...
