San Diego medals
San Diego medals. One shows a man gold panning and is for San Diego Federal Savings and Loan Association celebrating their 70th year in business and dated 1955. The other medal is dated 1769-1969 and celebrating San Diego's 200th anniversary. Both medals are in good shape.
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round climate, its natural deep-water harbor, and its long association with the U.S. Navy. The population was 1,301,617 at the 2010 census.
Historically home to the Kumeyaay people, San Diego was the first site visited by Europeans on what is now the West Coast of the United States. Upon landing in San Diego Bay in 1542, Juan Cabrillo claimed the entire area for Spain, forming the basis for the settlement of Alta California 200 years later. The Presidio and Mission of San Diego, founded in 1769, were the first European settlement in what is now California. In 1821, San Diego became part of newly independent Mexico, and in 1850, became part of the United States following the Mexican-American War and the admission of California to the union.
The city is the county seat of San Diego County and is the economic center of the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos metropolitan area as well as the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. San Diego's main economic engines are military and defense-related activities, tourism, international trade, and manufacturing. The presence of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), with the affiliated UCSD Medical Center, has helped make the area a center of research in biotechnology.Unitde States of America Dwight Eisenhower US Mint 1953 Presidential Series Inaugural Medal
United States Mint Presidential Series Stock. FIrst term for Dwight Eisenhower. 3"diameter. High relief bronze. Designed by Gilroy Roberts & Frank Gasparro. Uncirculated mint condition still in original sealed wrapper. Features a portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower with the inscription "DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER" centered along the border of the medal. The reverse of the medal features the figure of Freedom which stands on the dome of the U.S. Capitol. The scene to the right of the figure represents the eastern half of the United States, with the farmer plowing the soil and city buildings visible beyond the hills. To the left are the pioneering forefathers, blazing the westward trail in covered wagons, the Rocky Mountains in the background and under the frieze is the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." The inscription
"INAUGURATED PRESIDENT JANUARY 20, 1953" is centered along the border of the medal.
United States of America Small Quarter Dollar 1978
Diameter: 10 mm. Obverse Description:
Highlights a bust of President George Washington. The inscription on this coin says United States of America, Liberty, In GOD We Trust, and Quarter Dollar. Reverse Description: A spread-winged heraldic eagle adorns the reverse, encircled by
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
South Carolina 1788 Medal
Obverse: The color looks silver. South Carolina state with 1788 on the left side. On the top reads, "The Palmetto State" & on the bottom reads, "South Carolina". Reverse: looks like some kind of seal print. There is a palm tree on the left in a circle that reads "South Carolina - Animis Opibusque Parati". There is a lady on the right in a circle that reads,"Dum Spiro Spero Spes". Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (South Carolina).
State, southeastern U.S. Area: 31,114 sq mi (80,585 sq km). Population: (2010) 4,625,364. Capital: Columbia. South Carolina is an original state of the Union. It is bounded on the north by North Carolina and on the southwest by Georgia; the Atlantic Ocean is to the southeast. The state comprises a broad coastal plain with a rolling piedmont farther inland. At the time of European contact the area was inhabited by Sioux, Iroquois, and Muskogean Indians. Spanish and French settlements were established and abandoned in the 16th century; the first permanent European settlement was made by the English in 1670 at Charles Town, moved to the present site of Charleston in 1680. Several military campaigns were fought in South Carolina during the American Revolution. In 1788 South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, and in 1860 it became the first state to secede from the Union. The initial action of the American Civil War occurred there at Fort Sumter. It was readmitted to the Union in 1868. Constitutional revisions in 1895 disenfranchised almost all of the state's blacks, and a rigid policy of racial segregation persisted until the mid-1960s, when the national civil rights movement began to have some effect in ameliorating racist policies. South Carolina is a leader in U.S. textile manufacturing and has a large industrial base. Tourism is its second largest industry. Agriculture also contributes to the economy; major crops include tobacco, soybeans, and cotton.
United States of America Kennedy Half Dollars Bicentennial (Dated 1776-1976) (Common date)
A Bust of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States and the Date the coin was minted along with the Motto In God We Trust and the word LIBERTY.
Reverse:
An Eagle holding an olive branch (symbolizing peace) and arrows (symbolizing strength). The thirteen stripes represent the 13 original states. The horizontal bar across the top represents Congress forming one government from many. The eagle is encircled by fifty stars, which represent the fifty states in the union. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the words HALF DOLLAR are also found on the reverse of the coin.
The 1776-1976 Bicentennial coin issue is unique in U.S. numismatic history. It is the only circulation issue (quarter dollars, half dollars and dollars) with two dates appearing together. It is one of the few times coins have been struck in another year other than that appearing on the coin (1975 and 1976 coins are dated 1776-1976). The shot heard around the world in 1963, a bullet from an assassin's weapon that ended the life of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, is still remembered on the annually produced half dollar struck in his honor.
Commemorative issue: United States 200th Anniversary of Independence
Obverse
Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower facing left
Lettering:
LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST
D (on coins from the Denver mint. No P mint mark on coins from the Philadelphia mint)
1776·1976
LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST
D (on coins from the Denver mint. No P mint mark on coins from the Philadelphia mint)
1776·1976
Reverse
The Liberty Bell with the moon behind and to the right
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM ONE DOLLAR
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM ONE DOLLAR
The Bicentennial dollars dated 1776-1976 were minted as early as the spring of 1975 and were first issued on July 1 of that year. The reverse of these coins bore the awkward, block lettering taken directly from the model submitted by Dennis R. Williams, but this was later modified to conform to the style found on Gasparro's obverse. Bicentennial dollars follow a similar pattern to those of the regular type; whether they bear the Type 1 or Type 2 reverse, the Denver Mint coins are usually more lustrous and eye-appealing than the Philadelphia coins, and they typically have fewer and less severe contact marks.
United State of America Liberty Seated Dollar, 1840 (840-1866)
Mintages of the Liberty Seated dollar varied extensively year by year. Only in 1860 did the number coined exceed the half million mark, but many dollars were melted as bullion. In the 1840 reelection campaign of president Martin Van Buren the phrase “O.K.” came into use, derived from the “Old Kinderhook” nickname that was in reference to his Kinderhook, New York birthplace. Despite the positive connotation today, the times were anything but OK. Concerned about the growing use of state bank notes to pay for public land purchases, the federal government in 1836 announced it would no longer accept those notes, demanding gold or silver instead. This precipitated a tightening of credit, called-in loans, and a rush to withdraw deposits, leading to the “Panic of 1837″ which left thousands unemployed. Against this backdrop Mint Director Robert Patterson sought to reestablish the prominence of the silver dollar in American coinage. The last standard dollars had been minted in 1804 (though dated 1803) but few actually circulated. The new coins were designed by Christian Gobrecht from sketches of Liberty by artist Thomas Sully, and of “Peter”, the Mint’s eagle mascot, by artist Titian Peale. Gobrecht’s dramatic flying eagle design was used only for three years, replaced in 1840 by the John Reich “sandwich board” eagle design, so-called because of the placement of the shield across the eagle’s breast.
The obverse of the Liberty Seated dollar displays Liberty seated on a rock in Classical flowing robes, head turned toward her right (viewer’s left). Her left arm is bent, raised hand holding a liberty pole with a cap. The right arm is extended downward at her side, with the hand balancing a shield across which the word Liberty is displayed in a curving banner. Thirteen six-point stars surround the seated figure inside a dentilled rim with seven on the left side, one between Liberty’s head and the cap, and the remaining five along the right. The date is centered at the bottom between the base of the rock and the rim. On the reverse, an eagle is prominently displayed inside a dentilled rim. The eagle’s wings are partially spread but folded downward at the joint as if the majestic bird had just landed or perhaps instead is preparing to fly off. An olive branch is in the dexter claw (viewer’s left) ; the sinister claw clutches three arrows. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA encircles the top two-thirds of the coin inside the rim, with the ONE DOL. denomination centered at the bottom. Most were minted at Philadelphia; branch New Orleans (O) and San Francisco (S) mintmarks are located below the eagle, above the denomination.
In the mid-1860s. Census/population reports shown several thousand business strike grading events, mostly between XF to near-Mint state; few have graded Gem or higher, none above MS68. Some prooflike coins have been certified. No more than 50 proofs made per year until 1858, and several years show either one or no proofs at all. Highest certified proof grade is PR68. Approximately fifty varieties are known in both business strikes and proofs, most of minor punching variations or die combinations. Prices for business strikes are modest up to AU55, jumping by 50% to 100% per grade for each step above that. Key dates for business strikes are 1851 and 1852 at prices more than ten times that of other dates at low grades, moderating to 2 to 4 times at upper grades; and 1859-S at 5 to 8 times the premium from AU55 up. All pre-1858 proofs are expensive and rare; those from 1859 through the end of the series in 1866 are scarce, with prices dropping below that of equivalent business strike grades. Modest numbers of cameo and deep cameo proofs have been certified.
United States of America 20 Dollar Year 1933 Mint Philadelphia
The Saint-Gaudens double eagle is a twenty-dollar gold coin, or double eagle, produced by the United States Mint from 1907 to 1933. The coin is named after its designer, the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who designed the obverse and reverse. It is considered by many to be the most beautiful of U.S. coins.
In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt sought to beautify American coinage, and proposed Saint-Gaudens as an artist capable of the task. Although the sculptor had poor experiences with the Mint and its chief engraver, Charles E. Barber, Saint-Gaudens accepted Roosevelt's call. The work was subject to considerable delays, due to Saint-Gaudens's declining health and difficulties because of the high relief of his design. Saint-Gaudens died in 1907, after designing the eagle and double eagle, but before the designs was finalized for production.
After several versions of the design for the double eagle proved too difficult to strike, Barber modified Saint-Gaudens's design, lowering the relief so the coin could be struck with only one blow. When the coins were finally released, they proved controversial as they lacked the words "In God We Trust", and Congress intervened to require the motto's use. The coin was minted, primarily for use in international trade, until 1933. The 1933 double eagle is among the most valuable of U.S. coins, with the sole example currently known to be in private hands selling in 2002 for $7,590,020.
End of the series, the 1933 double eagle
According to numismatic historian Roger Burdette, the first 1933 double eagles were struck on March 2, 1933. On March 15, 1933, 25,000 new double eagles were delivered to Mint Cashier Harry Powell, and by longstanding Mint custom, were available for paying out. On March 6, however, the newly inaugurated president, Franklin Roosevelt, had ordered the Treasury not to pay out any gold, and ordered that banks holding gold transmit it to their Federal Reserve bank. Numismatists and coin dealers were still allowed to possess and deal in gold coins; all others required a special license. The double eagle continued to be struck until May. On December 28, 1933, Acting Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau ordered Americans to turn in all gold coins and gold certificates, with limited exceptions, receiving paper money in payment. Millions of gold coins were melted down by the Treasury in the following years. Two 1933 double eagles were sent by the Mint to the Smithsonian Institution for the National Coin Collection, where they remain today.Prominent coin dealer and numismatic writer Q. David Bowers suggests that despite the ban on paying out gold, examples of the 1933 double eagle could have been obtained legally from Mint Cashier Powell in an exchange for earlier double eagles. Bowers also notes that Secretary of the Treasury William Woodin was a numismatist who in addition to collecting coins had written books on the subject. Dealer William Nagy later recalled visiting Secretary Woodin and being shown five 1933 double eagles, with the secretary stating that he had several more.
By the early 1940s, between eight and 10 specimens were known; two of them were sold by Texas dealer B. Max Mehl. In 1944, a journalist enquired of the Mint regarding the 1933 double eagles. Mint officials could find no record of any issuance of the coins, and decided those in private hands must have been obtained illegally. Over the next few years, the Secret Service seized a number of specimens, which were subsequently melted. One piece, however, wound up in the hands of King Farouk of Egypt, who even obtained a U.S. export license for the coin. What became of the Farouk specimen after his death is unclear, but the coin resurfaced in the late 1990s. When brought to New York for sale to a prospective buyer, it was seized by U.S. authorities. After litigation, a compromise was reached to allow the coin to be auctioned, with the proceeds to be divided equally between the government and the private owners. In 2002 this coin sold at auction by Sotheby's for $7,590,020. The purchase price included $20 paid to the federal government to monetize a coin it contended had never been officially released.
In 2004, 10 specimens of the 1933 double eagle were submitted to the Mint for authentication by the heirs of a Philadelphia jeweler who may have been involved in obtaining them from the Mint in 1933. The Mint authenticated them, and refused to give them back. The heirs brought suit against the government in 2006, and a federal judge ordered the government to file a forfeiture action regarding the coins. The government brought such a suit in 2009; it was tried in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania beginning on July 7, 2011. On July 21, 2011, a jury decided that the coins had been properly seized by the Federal government. A judge will make the final decision as to ownership at a future date, but given the jury verdict, is likely to rule for the government. Legend: LIBERTY / IN GOD WE TRUST / (1943)
Obverse Type: Liberty, head winged l. Reverse Legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA /ONE DIME/E PLURIBUS UNUM
Reverse Type: Fasces and olive branch. Winged Liberty
Head ("Mercury") (1916–1945) Although most commonly referred to as the "Mercury" dime, the coin does not depict the Roman messenger. The obverse figure is a depiction of the mythological goddess Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap, a classic Western symbol of liberty and freedom, with its wings intended to symbolize freedom of thought. Designed by noted sculptor Adolph A. Weinman, the Winged Liberty Head dime is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful U.S. coin designs ever produced. The composition (90 percent silver, 10 percent copper) and diameter (17.9 millimeters) of the "Mercury" dime was unchanged from the Barber dime. Weinman (who had studied under Augustus Saint-Gaudens) won a 1915 competition against two other artists for the design job, and is thought to have modeled his version of Liberty on Elsie Kachel Stevens, wife of noted poet Wallace Stevens. The reverse design, a fasces juxtaposed with an olive branch, was intended to symbolize America's readiness for war, combined with its desire for peace. The fasces symbol was later officially adopted by Benito Mussolini and hisNational Fascist Party, though this was the fourth party with a name invoking the fasces (in Italian: fascio) to which Mussolini had belonged. The symbol was also common in American iconography and has generally avoided any stigma associated with its usage in wartime Italy.
The 1916-D issue of only 264,000 coins is highly sought after, due largely to the fact that the overwhelming majority of the dimes struck at the Denver Mint in 1916 carried the pre-existing Barber design. Thus, the 1916-D is worth up to thousands of dollars if it is in relatively fine condition. A considerable number of common 1916 Philadelphia mint dimes have been altered with a "D" added, so buyers should be careful to purchase only from reputable dealers or to accept only sealed and graded coins. Many coins in the "Mercury" series exhibit striking defects, most notably the fact that the line separating the two horizontal bands in the center of the fasces is often missing, in whole or in part; the 1945 issue of the Philadelphia Mint hardly ever appears with this line complete from left to right, and as a result, such coins are worth more than usual for uncirculated specimens. A valuable variety is an overdate, where 1942 was stamped over a 1941 die at the Philadelphia mint. A less obvious example from the same year is from the Denver mint Of particular interest to numismatics is the condition of the horizontal bands tying together the bundle on the fasces, on the coin's reverse. On well-struck examples, separation exists within the two sets of bands (known as Full Split Bands). Coins exhibiting this feature are typically valued higher than those without it.
Obverse Legend: LIBERALITY / IN GOD WE TRUST / (1943)
Reverse Legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA /ONE DIME/E PLURIBUS UNUM
Reverse Type: Fasces and olive branch.
Winged Liberty Head ("Mercury") (1916–1945) Although most
commonly referred to as the "Mercury" dime, the coin does not depict the Roman messenger. The obverse figure is a depiction of the mythological goddess Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap, a classic Western symbol of liberty and freedom, with its wings intended to symbolize freedom of thought. Designed by noted sculptor Adolph A. Weinman, the Winged Liberty Head dime is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful U.S. coin designs ever produced. The composition (90 percent silver, 10 percent copper) and diameter (17.9 millimeters) of the "Mercury" dime was unchanged from the Barber dime. Weinman (who had studied under Augustus Saint-Gaudens) won a 1915 competition against two other artists for the design job, and is thought to have modeled his version of Liberty on Elsie Kachel Stevens, wife of noted poet Wallace Stevens. The reverse design, a fasces juxtaposed with an olive branch, was intended to symbolize America's readiness for war, combined with its desire for peace. The fasces symbol was later officially adopted by Benito Mussolini and hisNational Fascist Party, though this was the fourth party with a name invoking the fasces (in Italian: fascio) to which Mussolini had belonged. The symbol was also common in American iconography and has generally avoided any stigma associated with its usage in wartime Italy.
The 1916-D issue of only 264,000 coins is highly sought after, due largely to the fact that the overwhelming majority of the dimes struck at the Denver Mint in 1916 carried the pre-existing Barber design. Thus, the 1916-D is worth up to thousands of dollars if it is in relatively fine condition. A considerable number of common 1916 Philadelphia mint dimes have been altered with a "D" added, so buyers should be careful to purchase only from reputable dealers or to accept only sealed and graded coins. Many coins in the "Mercury" series exhibit striking defects, most notably the fact that the line separating the two horizontal bands in the center of the fasces is often missing, in whole or in part; the 1945 issue of the Philadelphia Mint hardly ever appears with this line complete from left to right, and as a result, such coins are worth more than usual for uncirculated specimens. A valuable variety is an overdate, where 1942 was stamped over a 1941 die at the Philadelphia mint. A less obvious example from the same year is from the Denver mint Of particular interest to numismatics is the condition of the horizontal bands tying together the bundle on the fasces, on the coin's reverse. On well-struck examples, separation exists within the two sets of bands (known as Full Split Bands). Coins exhibiting this feature are typically valued higher than those without it.
1973 Bronze Bicentennial Commemorative Medal Adams / Henry.
1.5" bronze medal produced by the United States Mint to honor the Bicentennial of the American Revolution and the men who fought to make independence a reality.
1975 Bronze Bicentennial Commemorative
Medal/ Paul Revere. 1.5" bronze medal produced by the United States Mint to honor the Bicentennial of the American Revolution and the men who fought to make independence a reality
MEDAL MILITARY ACHIEVEMENT
A bronze octagonal medal, 1 1/2 inches in diameter, with one angle at the top centered. On the obverse is a design consisting of the elements of the Department of the Army (DA) plaque and the date "1775" at the bottom. On the reverse, in three lines, are the words "FOR MILITARY ACHIEVEMENT" above a space for inscription and below there are two slips of laurel. 
United State of America Liberty Seated Dollar, 1840 (840-1866)
In the 1840 reelection campaign of president Martin Van Buren the phrase “O.K.” came into use, derived from the “Old Kinderhook” nickname that was in reference to his Kinderhook, New York birthplace. Despite the positive connotation today, the times were anything but OK. Concerned about the growing use of state bank notes to pay for public land purchases, the federal government in 1836 announced it would no longer accept those notes, demanding gold or silver instead. This precipitated a tightening of credit, called-in loans, and a rush to withdraw deposits, leading to the “Panic of 1837″ which left thousands unemployed. Against this backdrop Mint Director Robert Patterson sought to reestablish the prominence of the silver dollar in American coinage. The last standard dollars had been minted in 1804 (though dated 1803) but few actually circulated. The new coins were designed by Christian Gobrecht from sketches of Liberty by artist Thomas Sully, and of “Peter”, the Mint’s eagle mascot, by artist Titian Peale. Gobrecht’s dramatic flying eagle design was used only for three years, replaced in 1840 by the John Reich “sandwich board” eagle design, so-called because of the placement of the shield across the eagle’s breast.
The obverse of the Liberty Seated dollar displays Liberty seated on a rock in Classical flowing robes, head turned toward her right (viewer’s left). Her left arm is bent, raised hand holding a liberty pole with a cap. The right arm is extended downward at her side, with the hand balancing a shield across which the word Liberty is displayed in a curving banner. Thirteen six-point stars surround the seated figure inside a dentilled rim with seven on the left side, one between Liberty’s head and the cap, and the remaining five along the right. The date is centered at the bottom between the base of the rock and the rim. On the reverse, an eagle is prominently displayed inside a dentilled rim. The eagle’s wings are partially spread but folded downward at the joint as if the majestic bird had just landed or perhaps instead is preparing to fly off. An olive branch is in the dexter claw (viewer’s left) ; the sinister claw clutches three arrows. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA encircles the top two-thirds of the coin inside the rim, with the ONE DOL. denomination centered at the bottom. Most were minted at Philadelphia; branch New Orleans (O) and San Francisco (S) mintmarks are located below the eagle, above the denomination.
Mintages of the Liberty Seated dollar varied extensively year by year. Only in 1860 did the number coined exceed the half million mark, but many dollars were melted as bullion in the mid-1860s. Census/population reports shown several thousand business strike grading events, mostly between XF to near-Mint state; few have graded Gem or higher, none above MS68. Some prooflike coins have been certified. No more than 50 proofs made per year until 1858, and several years show either one or no proofs at all. Highest certified proof grade is PR68. Approximately fifty varieties are known in both business strikes and proofs, most of minor punching variations or die combinations. Prices for business strikes are modest up to AU55, jumping by 50% to 100% per grade for each step above that. Key dates for business strikes are 1851 and 1852 at prices more than ten times that of other dates at low grades, moderating to 2 to 4 times at upper grades; and 1859-S at 5 to 8 times the premium from AU55 up. All pre-1858 proofs are expensive and rare; those from 1859 through the end of the series in 1866 are scarce, with prices dropping below that of equivalent business strike grades. Modest numbers of cameo and deep cameo proofs have been certified.Commemorative issue: United States 200th Anniversary of Independence Obverse
Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower facing left
Lettering:
LIBERTY
IN GOD WE TRUST
D (on coins from the Denver mint. No P mint mark on coins from the Philadelphia mint)
1776·1976
LIBERTY
IN GOD WE TRUST
D (on coins from the Denver mint. No P mint mark on coins from the Philadelphia mint)
1776·1976
Reverse
The Liberty Bell with the moon behind and to the right
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PLURIBUS UNUM ONE DOLLAR
The Bicentennial dollars dated 1776-1976 were minted as early as the spring of 1975 and were first issued on July 1 of that year. The reverse of these coins bore the awkward, block lettering taken directly from the model submitted by Dennis R. Williams, but this was later modified to conform to the style found on Gasparro's obverse. Bicentennial dollars follow a similar pattern to those of the regular type; whether they bear the Type 1 or Type 2 reverse, the Denver Mint coins are usually more lustrous and eye-appealing than the Philadelphia coins, and they typically have fewer and less severe contact marks. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PLURIBUS UNUM ONE DOLLAR
Dime (United States Coin) Franklin D. Roosevelt (1946–present)
Soon after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945, legislation was introduced by Virginia Congressman Ralph H. Daughton that called for the replacement of the Mercury dime with one bearing Roosevelt's image.The dime was chosen to honor Roosevelt partly due to his efforts in the founding of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (later renamed the March of Dimes), which originally raised money for polio research and to aid victims of the disease and their families. The public had been urged to send in a dime to the Foundation, and by Roosevelt's death, the Foundation was already popularly known as the "March of Dimes."
Due to the limited amount of time available to design the new coin, the Roosevelt dime was the first regular-issue U.S. coin designed by a Mint employee in more than 40 years. Chief Engraver John R. Sinnock was chosen, as he had already designed a Mint presidential medal of Roosevelt. Sinnock's first design, submitted on October 12, 1945, was rejected, but a subsequent one was accepted on January 6, 1946.
The dime was released to the public on January 30, 1946, which would have been Roosevelt's 64th birthday. Sinnock's design placed his initials ("JS") at the base of Roosevelt's neck, on the coin's obverse. His reverse design elements of a torch, olive branch, and oak branch symbolized, respectively, liberty, peace, and victory.
Controversy immediately ensued, as strong anti-Communist sentiment in the United States led to the circulation of rumors that the "JS" engraved on the coin was the initials of Joseph Stalin, placed there by a Soviet agent in the mint. The Mint quickly issued a statement denying this, confirming that the initials were indeed Sinnock's. Another controversy surrounding Sinnock's design involves his image of Roosevelt. Soon after the coin's release, it was claimed that Sinnock borrowed his design of Roosevelt from a bas relief created by African American sculptor Selma Burke, unveiled at the Recorder of Deeds Building in Washington D.C. in September 1945. Sinnock denied this, claiming that he simply utilized his earlier design on the Roosevelt medal.
With the passage of the Coinage Act of 1965, the composition of the dime changed from 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper to a clad "sandwich" of pure copper inner layer between two outer layers of cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) alloy giving a total composition of 91.67% Cu and 8.33%Ni. This composition was selected because it gave similar mass (now 2.268 grams instead of 2.5 grams) and electrical properties (important in vending machines)—and most importantly, because it contained no precious metal.
Soon after the change of composition, silver dimes (as well as silver quarters and half dollars) began to disappear from circulation, as people receiving them in change hoarded them (see Gresham's law). Although now rare in circulation, silver dimes may occasionally turn up in customers' change. In the late 1970s, the Hunt Brothers cornered the worldwide silver market and drove the price far above its historic levels, intensifying the extraction of remaining silver coins from circulation.
Starting in 1992, the U.S. Mint reintroduced silver coins in its annual collector’s sets. This included a 90 percent silver proof Roosevelt Dime, Washington Quarter(s) and Kennedy Half Dollar, a series that continues today.
Since 1946 the Roosevelt dime has been minted every year. Through 1955, all three mints, Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco produced circulating coinage; production at San Francisco ended in 1955, resuming in 1968 with proof coinage only. Through 1964 "D" and "S" mintmarks can be found to the left of the torch. From 1968, the mintmarks have appeared above the date. None were used in 1965–67, and Philadelphia did not show a mintmark until 1980 (in 1982, an error left the "P" off a small number of dimes, which are now valuable). To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the design, the 1996 mint sets included a "W" mint marked dime made at the West Point Mint. A total of 1,457,000 dimes were issued in the sets.
In 2003, a group of conservative Republicans in Congress proposed removing Roosevelt's image from the dime, and replacing it with that of President Ronald Reagan, although he was still alive. Legislation to this effect was introduced in November 2003 by Indiana Representative Mark Souder. Among the more notable opponents of the legislation was Nancy Reagan, who in December 2003 stated that, "When our country chooses to honor a great president such as Franklin Roosevelt by placing his likeness on our currency, it would be wrong to remove him." After President Reagan's death in June 2004, the proposed legislation gained additional support. Souder, however, stated that he was not going to pursue the legislation any further. 2009 saw the lowest dime production since 1955 with just 146,000,000 dimes being made.
On Sunday morning, December 21, 1958, President Eisenhower's press secretary, James Hagerty, issued a press release announcing that a new reverse design for the cent would begin production on January 2, 1959. The new design, by Frank Gasparro, had been developed by the Treasury in consultation with the Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission. Approved by the President and by Secretary of the Treasury Robert B. Anderson, the new design featured the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The redesign came as a complete surprise, as word of the proposal had not been leaked. The coin was officially released on February 12, 1959, the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, although some pieces entered circulation early.
The selected design was the result of an internal competition among the Mint's engravers. Gasparro did not go in person to see the Lincoln Memorial, a place he had never visited. According to Anderson, Gasparro created an "impressive" image of the Memorial, however, Taxay states that the design "looks at first glance like a trolley car". Numismatic historian Walter Breen describes Gasparro's design as "an artistic disaster".
There was considerable public excitement over the "small date" and "large date" 1960 and 1960-D cents, with the small dates being the rarer. The Mint feared the interior of the zero as punched into the die would break away during the coining process, giving the zero a filled-in appearance. To reduce the chance of this happening, the Mint enlarged the date. Sealed bags of 1960 cents, with a face value of $50, sold for as much as $12,000. Prices for the small date coins, of which approximately two million had been struck at Philadelphia, continued to increase until 1964, when the bubble burst.Approximately 500 million of the Denver small date (out of a total mintage of 1.5 billion) were struck, and are not particularly rare. Bowers points out that there are enough of the 1960 Philadelphia small date known to supply every member of the American Numismatic Association, and every subscriber to the major coin periodicals.
In 1964, a rise in the price of silver led to silver coins being hoarded by the public. With change short, hoarding extended to the cent, which also became scarce in circulation. Mint Director Eva Adams felt that part of the reason for the shortage was coin collectors taking pieces from circulation, and Adams ordered
that mintmarks no longer appear on coins. Coins continued to be dated 1964 until the end of 1965, using authority given by the Coinage Act of 1965, and almost all 1965 cents were actually struck in 1966. The Mint began striking clad dimes and quarters, replacing the silver pieces which the public would not spend. Although coining had been stopped at San Francisco after 1955, the California facility began to strike cents again, though without mintmarks. In 1968, mintmarks were restored to the cent. San Francisco began striking a limited number of circulation strikes](which it would cease to do after 1974) and began striking proof coins. Copper prices began to rise in 1973, to such an extent that the intrinsic value of the coin approached a cent, and citizens began to hoard cents, hoping to realize a profit. The Mint decided to switch to an aluminum cent. Over a million and a half such pieces were struck in the second half of 1973, though they were dated 1974. At congressional hearings, representatives of the vending machine industry testified that aluminum cents would jam their equipment, and the Mint backed away from its proposal. Mint director Mary Brooks sought the return of samples which had been distributed to members of Congress, but 14 remained missing, with the recipients affecting not to know what had become of them. One aluminum cent was donated to theSmithsonian Institution for the National Numismatic Collection; another was reportedly found by a US Capitol Police Officer.
In 1981, faced with another rise in the price of copper, the Mint decided to change the composition of the cent to copper-covered zinc. After contract difficulties and production delays, the first such cents were struck at the West Point Mint (without mintmark) on January 7, 1982. Denver did not convert to the new composition until October 21. A number of small changes were made to the obverse design in the 1990s and early 2000s. Lincoln Bicentennial cents (2009)
The Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 required that the cent's reverse be redesigned for 2009, and that four different designs for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial be issued. The coins were to be emblematic of Lincoln's early life in Kentucky and in Indiana, of his professional life in Illinois, and of his presidency. Unveiled September 22, 2008, at a ceremony held at the Lincoln Memorial, these designs were:
1. Birth and early childhood in Kentucky: this design features a log cabin. It was designed by Richard Masters and sculpted by Jim Licaretz. This penny was released into circulation on Lincoln's 200th birthday, February 12, 2009, at a special ceremony at LaRue County High School in Hodgenville, Kentucky, Lincoln's birthplace.
2. Formative years in Indiana: this design features a young Lincoln reading while taking a break from rail splitting. It was designed and sculpted by Charles Vickers, and released on May 14, 2009.
3. Professional life in Illinois: this design features Lincoln as a young lawyer, standing before the Springfield Illinois State Capitol. It was designed by Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by Don Everhart. It was made available on August 13, 2009.
4. Presidency in Washington, D.C.: this design features the half completed Capitol dome. It was designed by Susan Gamble and sculpted by Joseph Menna. This fourth cent was released to the public on November 12, 2009.
The law also required that collector's sets, in the same alloy used in 1909, be sold to the public.
Union shield reverse 'Shield cent' (introduced 2010)
The Presidential $1 Coin Act required that the cent, beginning in 2010, "shall bear an image emblematic of President Lincoln's preservation of the United States of America as a single and united country". On April 16, 2009, the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) met and recommended a design that showed 13 wheat sheaves bound together with a ring symbolizing American unity as one nation. Subsequently, this design was withdrawn because it was similar to coins issued in Germany in the 1920s. The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) also met and recommended a design showing a Union shield with ONE CENT superimposed in a scroll; E pluribus unumwas also depicted in the upper portion of the shield.
In June 2009 the CFA met again and this time selected a design featuring a modern rendition of the American flag. As a part of the release ceremony for the last of the 2009 cents on November 12, 2009, the design for the 2010 cent was announced. The design chosen was the one that was selected by the CCAC. According to the Mint, the 13 stripes on the shield "represent the states joined in one compact union to support the Federal government, represented by the horizontal bar above." The new reverse was designed by artist Lyndall Bass and sculpted by US Mint sculptor-engraver Joseph Menna. In January 2010, the coins were released early in Puerto Rico; this was caused by a shortage of cents on the island. The Mint re-engraved the obverse, returning to the original 1909 galvano in preparing new dies. Coins of the new design were officially released at a ceremony at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois, on February 11, 2010. THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN CENT SERIES
Cents with and without Brenner's initials were struck at both Philadelphia and San Francisco in 1909. Coins struck at Philadelphia bear no mintmark; those struck at San Francisco were marked with an S. The 1909-S with Brenner's initials (commonly called the 1909-S VDB) is the rarest Lincoln cent by date and mintmark, with only 484,000 released for circulation. The VDB initials below the wheat ears on the reverse caused much controversy, because Victor D Brenner was paid for designing the coin and needed no more credit than the money. In August of 1909 the initials were removed. In 1911, the Denver Mint began striking cents with the mintmark D, and in most years in the following decades, all three mints struck cents. In 1916, Barber modified the design, causing Lincoln's cheek and coat to appear less wrinkled. This modification was done to extend die life.
In 1917, a year which saw Barber's death in office at age 77, the wartime economy caused a shortage of cents. At this time, the Lincoln cent had not yet become dominant in circulation; four-fifths of the cents in circulation were of the older Indian Head design. Demand for the cent continued to increase when a luxury tax was instituted, and cents were needed to make change. In 1918, Brenner's initials were restored to the coin, appearing where Lincoln's shoulder is cut off by the rim of the coin.
The recession year of 1922 saw a lower-than-usual demand for coins in commerce, and few cents were coined. At the time, dies were only made at Philadelphia; the Denver Mint had outstanding orders for cents that year. When Denver applied to the Philadelphia Mint for more dies (cents were not struck at either Philadelphia or San Francisco that year), it was told that the Philadelphia Mint could supply no more cent dies, as it was fully engaged in preparing dies for the Peace dollar. Denver filled its orders by striking with a worn-out obverse die, which impressed the design more faintly than usual. On many strikes, the mintmark on the die filled with oil and dirt, producing coins on which the mintmark does not appear, or appears only faintly. The 1922 plain piece is another relatively rare one in the Lincoln cent series.
When the 25-year period during which the Lincoln cent could not be changed without congressional approval expired, there was no interest in replacing the design as the coin had remained popular. Beginning in 1936, proof coins were struck for collectors for the first time since 1916. Made only at Philadelphia, these pieces were coined from dies polished to mirror smoothness. With the US entry into World War II in 1941, copper and tin, which were both used in the cent, were in short supply. Experiments were carried out by several corporations under contract from the Mint; they tested various metallic and non-metallic substances, including fiber, tempered glass, and several types of plastic. These experiments used various designs, since actual Lincoln cent dies could not leave government
custody. As the experiments proceeded, production of bronze cents was cut back drastically in July 1942, and ceased in December. On December 18, 1942, Congress gave the mint authorization to change the composition of the cent for a three-year period, and five days later, Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau announced that the coin would be made out of zinc-coated steel.Zinc and iron form an electromagnetic "couple"; the two metals soon corrode when in contact with each other in a damp atmosphere. The public soon complained that the new coins were becoming spotted and stained. Another common complaint was confusion with the dime, and some letters suggested that a hole be punched in the center of the new coins. Morgenthau responded that the new pieces would soon become darker, and that the Mint would be willing to darken them if it could figure out a suitable process.
In December 1943, the Treasury Department announced that the steel cent would be discontinued after 1943, to be replaced with coins containing 95% copper and 5% zinc (pre-1943 cents contained the same percentage of copper but might also contain tin in place of some of the zinc). The Treasury also stated that some of the metal for the new coins would be obtained by melting down small arms ammunition shells. However, numismatic writer Shane Anderson, in his study of the Lincoln cent, doubts that any shells were melted down, except perhaps ceremonially. After the war, the Treasury quietly retired as many steel cents as it could from circulation, while denying it was doing so—no public admission of the program was made until 1959, as the Treasury feared that were it publicly known, the coins would be hoarded. A few 1943 bronze cents and 1944 steel cents are known to exist, and are valuable. Only one 1943-D cent in bronze is known; it sold in September 2010 for $1.7 million. There are also many cents dated 1943 that were coated with copper to imitate the genuine rarity. These pieces may be distinguished from genuine off-metal strikes by the use of a magnet. The planchets from which the 1943 and 1944 off-metal strikes were coined were most likely concealed in the coining equipment and were struck when coinage resumed after year end. The cent returned to its prewar composition in 1946.
In 1952, the Mint considered replacing the Lincoln cent with a new design by Mint Chief Engraver Gilroy Roberts, but Mint officials feared that the incoming Eisenhower administration would be hostile to replacing a Republican on the cent. Several thousand 1955 pieces were struck with a doubled die, and display doubling of the date. The Mint was aware of the pieces, and knew they were somewhere within a large production lot, but opted to release them, rather than destroy the entire lot. The variety did not become widely known until several years later.
Washington Quarters (1932-Present)
In the midst of the depression a celebration of Washington's 200th anniversary seemed out of place. But the Congress eager to change the coinage in favor of honoring Washington held contest after contest without a clear outcome. Finally the Treasury Secretary chose the Flanagan's design - simple but not especially well suited to metallic art. Washington faces left and dominates the obverse, with the date below and LIBERTY above. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST is in the left field, with the designer's initials on the base of the neck. A spread-winged heraldic eagle adorns the reverse, encircled by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM above, and QUARTER DOLLAR and a wreath below. Continually gaining in popularity with collectors, Washington quarters are usually assembled by date and mint. Coins were issued every year except 1933. There have been three significant changes in the series since its inception in 1932. In 1965, the composition was changed from 90% silver to a clad or "sandwich metal" of 75% copper and 25% nickel, bonded to a pure copper core. The second modification came in 1975, when Jack Ahr's Bicentennial "Drummer Boy" design appeared on the reverse, with the dual-date 1776-1976 on the obverse. In 1977, the regular design returned. Beginning in 1999, however, the Washington quarter will be changed five times per year through 2008, as each of the fifty states is commemorated on the quarter's reverse.
Mintmarks The mintmark is found below the wreath on coins dated 1964 and earlier, and just to the right of Washington's braid on issues beginning in 1968. Mintmarks include:
* None (Philadelphia Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
* D (Denver Mint in Denver, Colorado)
* S (San Francisco Mint in San Francisco, California)
* West Point Mint
* D (Denver Mint in Denver, Colorado)
* S (San Francisco Mint in San Francisco, California)
* West Point Mint
SPECIFICATIONS: Diameter: 24.3 millimeters Weight: 1932-1964 6.25 grams
1965 to date: 5.67 grams; Edge: Reeded Net
1932-1964: .900 silver, .100 copper. 18084 ounce pure silver
1965 to date: .750 copper, .250 nickel bonded to a pure copper core
1965 to date: .750 copper, .250 nickel bonded to a pure copper core
Obverse Description:
Highlights a bust of President George Washington. The inscription on this coin says, United States of America, Liberty, In GOD We Trust, and Quarter Dollar.
Reverse Description:
Released on October 16, 2000, this is the 10th coin released in the 50 State Quarter Program and the fifth released in 2000. Virginia, admitted into the Union on June 25, 1788, featured images of Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery which are the three ships that brought the first English settlers to Jamestown. The coin is inscribed: Jamestown 1607-2007; Virginia; 1788; 2000; and E Pluribus Unum. President William J. Clinton was in office when this legislation was signed. Three United States Mint Directors served under President Clinton's tenure; David J. Ryder of Idaho, Philip N. Diehl of Texas, and Jay W. Johnson of Wisconsin.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) was born on May 29, 1917 in Massachusetts. His father, Joseph, was a politically connected and very successful businessman. In 1941 he joined the Navy and commanded the famous naval ship PT-109, which was sunk by a Japanese destroyer in the Pacific Ocean. Kennedy was honored for his heroism and bravery for leading his men to safety. On January 30, 1961 he was inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States. His wife Jacqueline, and children John and Caroline, were popular and viewed very positively by the media.
On November 22, 1963 Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Congress moved very quickly to immortalize the popular president on the half dollar. Congressional authorization was necessary in order to replace the Franklin half dollar because it was only minted for 16 years, well short of the mandatory 25 year requirement before a coin design is replaced. The mint began coining the new Kennedy half dollar in January of 1964 and it was extremely popular with the public which was still in mourning over the president's death. The Philadelphia mint struck over 273 million Kennedy half dollars dated 1964, while the Denver mint minted 156 million. The new coin was well received by the public and people were snatching them up as quickly as they got to the banks. Many people wanting to hold onto a piece of history squirreled away rolls of brand-new Kennedy half dollars. Unfortunately, after 1964 the popularity of the Kennedy half dollar began to fade.
The workhorse coin of the US economy was, and still is, the Washington quarter dollar. Production figures began to fall from their 1964 high of over 429 million to just over 3 million 2011 dated coins
Coinage Contextworkhorse coin of the US economy was, and still is, the Washington quarter dollar. Production figures began to fall from their 1964 high of over 429 million to just over 3 million 2011 coins
Great Expectations: In 1979 expectations were great for the success of the Susan B. Anthony dollar as an economical long-lasting substitute for the paper one-dollar bill. The initial production at the Philadelphia Mint amounted to a prodigious 360,222,000 coins, a figure which challenged the entire total mintage of Morgan dollars 1878-1904-and we thought they were made in large numbers! In fact, the first 1979-P Anthony dollars were "pre-struck," beginning on December 13, 1978. As events unfolded, the Anthony dollars repeated what happened a century earlier in 1878 with the Morgan dollars; déjà vu. Once their initial curiosity was satisfied, the public ignored the newcomers to the coinage system. Anthony dollars piled up in bank vaults.
Mintmark used: For the first time in the dollar denomination, the mintmark P was used on Anthony coins to signify pieces issued by the Philadelphia Mint. The P mintmark was continued through the end of the Anthony series. Numismatic Information
Narrow Rim and Wide Rim: Business strikes of the 1979-P Anthony dollar exist in two noticeably different varieties, called by the Guide Book the Nar-row Rim and Wide Rim (called by some others the Far Date and Near Date) issues. It is believed that the vast majority of 1979-P dollars struck were of the Narrow Rim variety. David Sundman, president of Littleton Coin Company, commented as follows:
Apparently, the Near Date [Wide Rim] variety was only produced for a very short time in the Susan B. Anthony production. The border on the "Near Date" variety is much wider, causing the date, 1979, to be very close to the edge of the border. Since our company has sold over one million sets of 1979-P-D-S Susan B. Anthonys and only found 1,600 pieces of the "Near Date" variety, we assume the production of this variety was very small. Most of those were found early in the game-in recent years we have not found any significant quantities. In the past year, I have sold more than half of what we found at $30.00 a coin. You still can find good coins today, if you are lucky. There is nothing remarkable about any of the other coins in the Susan Anthony dollar set from our point of view. I actually think that the "Near Date" variety is far more important and more noticeable than the Type II 1979-S Proof and the Type II 1981-S Proof. The "Near Date" variety was really a design change. On the other hand, Alan Herbert, of Numismatic News, stated this :( Contribution to the present book.)"Die statistics from the Mint indicate that at least 35% to 45% are of the Near Date; these are probably still in government vaults." Time alone will resolve how "rare" the Wide Rim issues are. Mint sets: 2,526,000 Uncirculated 1979-P An-thony dollars were included in Mint sets sold by the Treasury to collectors; these sets contained the 1979-P and D dollars only (not the S), plus other denominations cent through half dollar-total faces value, $3.82; issue price of set: $8.00. United States of America 2004 USA Jefferson 5 cents (Nickel), D(Denver) Mint Mark, Commemorative issued to the “Lousiana Purchase”, EF
The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane "Sale of Louisiana") was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles (2,140,000 km2) of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S. paid 60 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs ($3,750,000), for a total sum of 15 million dollars (less than 3 cents per acre) for the Louisiana territory ($219 million in 2010 dollars, less than 42 cents per acre).
The Louisiana Purchase encompassed all or part of 15 current U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The land purchased contained all of present-day Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska; parts of Minnesota that were west of the Mississippi River; most of North Dakota; nearly all of South Dakota; north eastern New Mexico; northern Texas; the portions of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado east of the Continental Divide; and Louisiana west of the Mississippi River, including the city of New Orleans. (Parts of this area were still claimed by Spain at the time of the purchase.) In addition, the purchase contained small portions of land that would eventually become part of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The purchase, which doubled the size of the United States, comprises around 23% of current U.S. territory. The population of European immigrants was estimated to be 92,345 as of the 1810 census.
The purchase was a vital moment in the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. At the time, it faced domestic opposition as being possibly unconstitutional. Although he felt that the U.S. Constitution did not contain any provisions for acquiring territory; Jefferson decided to purchase Louisiana because he felt uneasy about France and Spain having the power to block American trade access to the port of New Orleans. Jefferson decided to allow slavery in the acquired territory, which laid the foundation for the crisis of the Union a half century later. Napoleon Bonaparte, upon completion of the agreement stated, "This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride.Obverse Description: Highlights a bust of President George Washington. The inscriptions on this coin say, United States of America, Liberty, In GOD We Trust, and Quarter Dollar.
Reverse Description:
Released on March 12, 2001, this is the 12th coin released in the 50 State Quarter Program and the second released in 2001. North Carolina admitted into the Union on November 21, 1789, themed the coin, First Flight. It highlights the first flight that took place in Kill Devil Hills, N.C. The coin is inscribed: North Carolina; 1789; First Flight; 2001; E Pluribus Unum. President William J. Clinton was in office when this legislation was signed. Three United States Mint Directors served under President Clinton's tenure; David J. Ryder of Idaho, Philip N. Diehl of Texas, and Jay W. Johnson of Wisconsin
California State Quarter – 2005 Obverse Description:
Highlights a bust of President George Washington. The inscriptions on this coin say United States of America, Liberty, In GOD We Trust, and Quarter Dollar.
Reverse Description:
Released January 31, 2005, this is the 31st coin released in the 50 State® Quarter Program and the first released in 2005. California, admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850, featured an image of naturalist and conservationist John Muir admiring Yosemite Valley's monolithic granite headwall and a soaring California condor. The coin is inscribed: California; 1850; John Muir; Yosemite Valley; 2005; and E Pluribus Unum. President William J. Clinton was in office when this legislation was signed. Three United States Mint Directors served under President Clinton's tenure; David J. Ryder of Idaho, Philip N. Diehl of Texas, and Jay W. Johnson of Wisconsin.Maryland State Quarter – 2000 Obverse Description:
Highlights a bust of President George Washington. The inscriptions on this coin say United States of America, Liberty, In GOD We Trust, and Quarter Dollar.
Reverse Description:
Released on March 13, 2000, this is the seventh coin released in the 50 State® Quarter Program and the second released in 2000. Maryland, admitted into the Union on April 28, 1788, themed the coin, The Old Line State. It highlights the Maryland Statehouse and is surrounded by White Oak leaf clusters and the nickname The Old Line State. Other inscriptions included are: Maryland; 1788; 2000; and E Pluribus Unum. President William J. Clinton was in office when this legislation was signed. Three United States Mint Directors served under President Clinton's tenure; David J. Ryder of Idaho, Philip N. Diehl of Texas, and Jay W. Johnson of Wisconsin. United State of America, Quarter Dollar,Year 2003. 2003-D Maine State Quarter: D Mint version (Denver Mint) -The Maine State Quarter is the 3rd to be released in 2003 and represents Maine as the 23rd state to enter the union on March 15, 1820. This beautiful Maine Statehood Quarter features the bold Pemaquid Point Light and a three mast schooner honoring the locally famous vessel "Victory Chimes". Condition: Uncirculated
South Carolina was the third state quarter to be released in the year 2000. It was the eighth coin of the 50 State Quarters Program, following Maryland. Two years prior, the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism had began taking suggestions for the coin's design. School children, department employees and members of the South Carolina Numismatic Society submitted the majority of the ideas.
Iowa Quarter
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost portion of New England. It is known for its scenery—its jagged, mostly rocky coastline, its low, rolling mountains, its heavily forested interior and picturesque waterways—as well as for its seafood cuisine, especially lobsters and clams.
California State Quarter – 2005 Obverse Description:
Highlights a bust of President George Washington. The inscriptions on this coin say United States of America, Liberty, In GOD We Trust, and Quarter Dollar.
Reverse Description:
Released January 31, 2005, this is the 31st coin released in the 50 State® Quarter Program and the first released in 2005. California, admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850, featured an image of naturalist and conservationist John Muir admiring Yosemite Valley's monolithic granite headwall and a soaring California condor. The coin is inscribed: California; 1850; John Muir; Yosemite Valley; 2005; and E Pluribus Unum. President William J. Clinton was in office when this legislation was signed. Three United States Mint Directors served under President Clinton's tenure; David J. Ryder of Idaho, Philip N. Diehl of Texas, and Jay W. Johnson of Wisconsin. Washington quarter
The Washington quarter is the present quarter dollar or 25-cent piece issued by the United States Mint. The original coin began to be struck in 1932, and was designed by sculptor John Flanagan.
As the United States prepared to celebrate the 1932 bicentennial of the birth of its first president,George Washington, members of the committee established by Congress for the bicentennial sought a Washington half dollar, to replace the regular issue Walking Liberty half dollar for that year only. Instead Congress replaced the Standing Liberty quarter, permanently. A commemorative medal was to be struck for the bicentennial, and the committee, guided by the Commission of Fine Arts and its chairman, Charles W. Moore, selected a design by Laura Gardin Fraser, anticipating that Fraser would also design the new coin. Despite objections from the Commission, Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon selected Flanagan's design, and his successor, Ogden L. Mills, refused to disturb the decision.
The new silver quarters entered circulation on August 1, 1932, and they were struck in silver until the Mint transitioned to copper-nickel clad coinage in 1965. A special reverse commemorating the United States Bicentennial was used in 1975 and 1976, with all pieces bearing the double date 1776–1976; there are no 1975–dated quarters. Since 1999, the reverse of the quarter has been used to commemorate the 50 states, the nation's other jurisdictions, and National Park Service sites—the last as part of the America the Beautiful Quarters series, which will continue until 2021. The obverse bust design of Washington was slightly modified by William Cousins on issues from 1999 through 2009; however, beginning with issues of 2010, the Washington bust design returned to the original unmodified version of Flanagan's head of Washington.The original inhabitants of the territory that is now Maine were Algonquian-speaking peoples. The first European settlement in Maine was in 1604 on Saint Croix Island, by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons. The first English settlement in Maine, the short-lived Popham Colony, was established by the Plymouth Company in 1607. A number of English settlements were established along the coast of Maine in the 1620s, although the rugged climate, deprivations, and conflict with the local peoples wiped out many of them over the years. As Maine entered the 18th century, only a half dozen European settlements still survived.Patriot and British forces contended for Maine's territory during the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Maine was an exclave of Massachusetts until 1820, when as a result of the growing population and a political deal regarding slavery, it became the 23rd state on March 15 under the Missouri Compromise.
America Quarter Dollar (South Carolina) Year 2000.
America Quarter Dollar (South Carolina) Year 2000
South Carolina was the third state quarter to be released in the year 2000. It was the eighth coin of the 50 State Quarters Program, following Maryland. Two years prior, the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism had began taking suggestions for the coin's design. School children, department employees and members of the South Carolina Numismatic Society submitted the majority of the ideas.
Once the submission period had ended, the department chose the best five design suggestions. These were sent to Citizen's Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee and the Fine Arts Commission, where two more ideas were eliminated. The final three were submitted to Governor Jim Hodges, who chose the final design.
As with the other commemorative coins issued in the program, an outline of the state was included on the coin. There are two parts of the coin's design which refer to a small fort built of palmetto logs in 1776 during the Revolutionary War. When British forces fired cannonballs on the fort located on Sullivan's Island in an attempt to take Charleston Harbor, they were unable to penetrate the walls. This resulted in them retreating from the battle. South Carolina's nickname "The Palmetto State" and the palmetto tree pictured on the coin are both representative of this historical moment. The palmetto tree can also be found on the state flag and official seal.
The star centered in the state's outline represents Columbia, the state capital. The bird is a Carolina wren, adopted as the state bird in 1948. This bird can be found throughout the state. The flower is the Yellow Jessamine, sometimes referred to as a Carolina Jessamine. It has been the state flower since 1924.
The date at the top of the coin, 1788, indicates that South Carolina joined the country May 23, 1788. The state was one of the first thirteen colonies which banded together to form the United States of America.
The South Carolina state quarter design was unveiled in a ceremony in Columbia. Governor Jim Hodges said that the palmetto tree represented the strength of the state, the wren represented the hospitality of South Carolina's citizens and the Yellow Jessamine indicated the vast natural beauty the state had to offer
Iowa Quarter
Iowa has a proud history of providing top-quality education to its students. It's no wonder then, that Iowa selected Grant Wood's "Arbor Day" painting and the phrase "Foundation in Education" for the coin's design. In a ceremony on September 3, 2004, the United States Mint celebrated the release of Iowa's quarter. The ceremony, held at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines marked the release of the twenty-ninth state to be celebrated as a part of the 50 State Quarters® Program.
United States of America Period,50 State Quarters (1999 - 2009),Denomination 25 cents (quarter),New Jersey State Quarter Year 1999.
New Jersey's entry in the State Quarters series by the U.S. Mint incorporates Washington's Crossing of t he Delaware. "The Jerseys" was, even then, an obsolete reference to West Jersey and East Jersey, two separate colonies into which New Jersey was divided for only 28 years, from 1674 to 1702. The capital of East Jersey was not at Newark, nor even Elizabeth, as you might expect, but Perth Amboy (called in The Crisis only "Amboy"; and Paine calls New Brunswick only "Brunswick").
America 1 Dollar, Year: 2007 Composition: Copper-Zink-Manganese-Nickel. Diameter: 26.5mm. Weight:8.1000g
Presidential Dollar Release Dates:
Maryland State Quarter – 2000 Obverse Description:
Highlights a bust of President George Washington. The inscriptions on this coin say United States of America, Liberty, In GOD We Trust, and Quarter Dollar.
Reverse Description:
Released on March 13, 2000, this is the seventh coin released in the 50 State® Quarter Program and the second released in 2000. Maryland, admitted into the Union on April 28, 1788, themed the coin, The Old Line State. It highlights the Maryland Statehouse and is surrounded by White Oak leaf clusters and the nickname The Old Line State. Other inscriptions included are: Maryland; 1788; 2000; and E Pluribus Unum. President William J. Clinton was in office when this legislation was signed. Three United States Mint Directors served under President Clinton's tenure; David J. Ryder of Idaho, Philip N. Diehl of Texas, and Jay W. Johnson of Wisconsin.Presidential Dollars are scheduled to be released at a rate of four designs per year. The current schedule runs from 2007 to 2016, presenting the former Presidents of the United States in the order served.
The authorizing legislation for the program provides that Presidential Dollars will only be issued to honor deceased Presidents. No coin may be issued to honor living, current, and any deceased former President during the two year period following the date of death. Presidents who served two non consecutive terms as President are entitled to two separate coins. The only President to fall into this category is Grover Cleveland.
The following schedule lists the known circulation release dates for coins of the Presidential Dollar series. Dates listed for unreleased coins are tentative and may be subject to change.
Kentucky State Quarter – 2001 Obverse Description:
Highlights a bust of President George Washington. The inscriptions on this coin say United States of America, Liberty, In GOD We Trust, and Quarter Dollar.
Reverse Description:
Released on October 15, 2001, this is the 15th coin released in the 50 State® Quarter Program and the fifth released in 2001. Kentucky admitted into the Union on June 1, 1792, themed the coin, My Old Kentucky Home. It features the stately mansion, Federal Hill and a thoroughbred racehorse positioned behind a fence in the foreground. The coin is inscribed: My Old Kentucky Home; Kentucky; 1792; 2001; and E PLURIBUS UNUM. President William J. Clinton was in office when this legislation was signed. Three United States Mint Directors served under President Clinton's tenure; David J. Ryder of Idaho, Philip N. Diehl of Texas, and Jay W. Johnson of Wisconsin.
Year | President | Years Served | Release Date |
2007 | George Washington | 1789-1797 | February 15, 2007 |
2007 | John Adams | 1797-1801 | May 17, 2007 |
2007 | Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | August 16, 2007 |
2007 | James Madison | 1809-1817 | November 15, 2007 |
2008 | James Monroe | 1817-1825 | February 14, 2008 |
2008 | John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | May 15, 2008 |
2008 | Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | August 14, 2008 |
2008 | Martin Van Buren | 1837-1841 | November 13, 2008 |
