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(KIDS SITE) Half a dime wasn’t a nickel then.

The first American coins were half dimes – spelled “dismes” – which were struck in the fall of 1792. Though worth 5 cents, they contained no nickel, but were mostly silver with a trace of copper. The first circulating coins...
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(KIDS SITE) Coin Glossary

alloy: a mixture of two or more metals annealing: heating blanks in a furnace to soften the metal archiving: to file or collect assay: to analyze and determine the purity of metal bag mark: a mark on a coin from...
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Production Sales Figures

The United States Mint produces circulating coins for commerce, numismatic coins for collectors, and bullion coins for investors. Quantities are measured in terms of “production” figures when referring to circulating coins, “sales” figures for numismatic products, and “mintage” figures for...

U.S. Mint Releases 2016 Biennial Report to Congress

The United States Mint completed its 2016 Biennial Report to Congress in December 2016 on the research and development (R&D) of alternative metals for the nation’s circulating coins. This report is the third released under the Coin Modernization, Oversight, and...