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A Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book) is the longest running price guide for U.S. coins. Across all formats, 24 million copies have been sold. [ 2] The first edition, dated 1947, went on sale in November 1946. Except for a one-year hiatus in 1950, publication has continued to the present. R. S. Yeoman was the founding compiler of ...
United States commemorative coins. The United States Mint has minted numerous commemorative coins to commemorate persons, places, events, and institutions since 1848. Many of these coins are not intended for general circulation, but are still legal tender. [1] The mint also produces commemorative medals, which are similar to coins but do not ...
Servicewomen representing the five branches of the United States military Approved design of the Women In Military Service for America Memorial: Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized: 500,000 (max) Uncirculated: 53,054 W Proof: 213,201 P 1994 $1: U.S. Capitol Bicentennial dollar [28] View of the Capitol dome An eagle, a shield, and American flags Ag 90% ...
Mount Vernon with eagle. Designer. Elizabeth Jones. Design date. 1982. The George Washington 250th Anniversary half dollar is a commemorative coin that was issued by the United States Mint in 1982 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. The coin was authorized by Pub. L. 97–104.
Available. Obverse. Reverse. 50¢. National Purple Heart Hall of Honor half dollar [5] A military figure with an amputated leg on crutches and the words "ALL GAVE SOME" [5] A boy holding the dress cap of an enlisted Marine with the silhouette of a Marine behind him and the words "SOME GAVE ALL" [5] Cu: 92%. Ni: 8%.
A penny from the 2010 Mint Set. In 2005, the US Mint started to produce Mint Set coins using special sandblasted dies, giving the coins a distinctive satin finish similar to the Special Mint Set coins. Like the Special Mint Set coins, many numismatists consider these to be separate issues from the circulation coins.
From 1983 until 1998, the annual United States Proof set resumed to only issuing the cent, nickel, dime, quarter, and half-dollar. With the introduction of the 50 State Quarters program in 1999, the Mint began issuing all five quarters released from that year with the already established denominations, thus creating a nine-coin set split across ...
The first United States Mint was created in Philadelphia in 1792, and soon joined by other centers, whose coins were identified by their own mint marks. There are currently four active coin-producing mints: Philadelphia , Denver , San Francisco , and West Point .