April 7, 2023 -
By Tim Grant and Stephanie Meredith March 1, 2023 The year 1792 was one of experimentation for the U.S. Mint. The Coinage Act of 1792 established a national mint and the monetary system of the United States, including all denominations...
April 7, 2023 -
By Jill Westeyn February 24, 2023 In celebration of Black History Month, U.S. Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson spoke to employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Washington, DC, on February 22, 2023. Gibson retired after 35 years of...
February 1, 2023 -
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) is pleased to announce the following 2024 honorees for the American Women Quarters™ Program: Patsy Takemoto Mink was the first woman of color to serve in Congress. As a Member of Congress, she...
April 7, 2023 -
By Office of Corporate Communications January 25, 2023 The American Women Quarters™ (AWQ) Program is the first circulating coin program dedicated solely to celebrating American women. Representing diverse fields, accomplishments, ethnicities, and races, these pioneering women are brought together by...
April 7, 2023 -
The American Innovation $1 Coin representing Mississippi honors the first human lung transplant. On June 11, 1963, Dr. James D. Hardy and his collaborators, Watts R. Webb, Martin L. Dalton, Jr., and George R. Walker, Jr., at the University of...
April 7, 2023 -
The American Innovation $1 Coin representing Indiana recognizes the automobile industry. Indiana boasts a long history of innovation in automobile manufacturing and promoting the automobile in American culture. They played a role in the invention, refinement, and manufacture of headlights,...
April 7, 2023 -
The American Innovation $1 Coin representing Louisiana recognizes the invention of the Higgins Boat. The Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP), or Higgins Boat, is credited with helping the Allies win World War II. In 1938, the U.S. Navy and...
April 7, 2023 -
The American Innovation $1 Coin representing Ohio honors the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a loose and decentralized network of individuals, families, friends, and churches that covertly helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom. The National Park Service recognizes...
April 7, 2023 -
By Amanda Crastz-Flores November 22, 2022 The fifth quarter of the American Women Quarters™ (AWQ) Program, and the last quarter of 2022, honors Chinese American film star Anna May Wong. The U.S. Mint celebrated the release of the Anna May...
August 24, 2023 -
The theme of the 2023 Native American $1 Coin is: Maria Tallchief and American Indians in Ballet. Maria Tallchief is considered America’s first major prima ballerina. She is the first Native American (Osage Nation) to hold the rank. In addition to...
