November 3, 2016 -
Samuel Langhorne Clemens–better known as Mark Twain–was born in Florida, Mo., on Nov. 30, 1835, and raised in Hannibal, a port city near the Mississippi River that would later become the setting for many of his beloved writings. Clemens held...
November 3, 2016 -
The Tribute On March 16, 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed into law a bill of the United States Congress authorizing the establishment of “a military academy to be located at West Point in the State of New York.” During 2002,...
November 3, 2016 -
The National Park Service (NPS) has had stewardship of America’s national parks since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation creating the agency. It oversees approximately 400 sites covering some 84 million acres in the United States and its territories....
February 25, 2021 -
The U.S. Mint released the National Park Service 100th Anniversary $1 Silver Coin in 2016 to commemorate the centennial of the National Park Service. The coin is part of the National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program. The program...
February 25, 2021 -
The U.S. Mint released the National Park Service 100th Anniversary $5 Gold Coin in 2016 to commemorate the centennial of the National Park Service. The coin is part of the National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program. The program...
February 25, 2021 -
The U.S. Mint released the National Park Service 100th Anniversary Half Dollar Clad Coin in 2016 to commemorate the centennial of the National Park Service. The coin is part of the National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program. The...
February 23, 2021 -
The American Buffalo Commemorative Coin was available from the U.S. Mint from June 7, 2001, until it sold out on June 21, 2001. The authorized mintage limit was 500,000 coins. The coin commemorates the opening of the National Museum of...
May 4, 2018 -
John Fitzgerald “Jack” Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917. He enrolled in Harvard in 1940 and during his senior year, wrote his thesis on Great Britain’s lack of readiness for war with Germany, which was later...
May 4, 2018 -
Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower was born October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1915, he carved out a distinguished military career that included commanding the Allied Forces that landed in...
January 8, 2021 -
In 2004 and 2005, the U.S. Mint commemorated the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition with the Westward Journey Nickel Series. The Ocean in View Nickel is the last of four coins in the series....
