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- Penny - United States Mint
In 1943, pennies were made of zinc-coated steel because copper was needed during World War II At the beginning of 1943, a limited number of copper pennies were struck by mistake In honor of the Mint’s 225th anniversary in 2017, pennies made in Philadelphia had a “P” mint mark for the first time
- 2025 US Mint Product Release Schedule | New Coin Launch Dates | US Mint
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- The History of U. S. Circulating Coins - United States Mint
The story of U S circulating coins began long before the opening of a national mint in 1792 Before national coinage, a mix of foreign and domestic coins circulated, both during the Colonial Period and in the years following the Revolutionary War
- Coin Specifications - United States Mint
How much does a dime weigh? What are pennies made of? Find out in the table below, which gives specifications for U S Mint legal tender coins presently in production for annual sets Specifications for the American Innovation $1 Coins and Native American $1 Coins are the same The penny, dime, quarter, half dollar, and dollar are clad coins
- Circulating Coins - United States Mint
Circulating coins - penny, nickel, dime, quarter - are the coins that the United States Mint produces for everyday transactions
- Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program - United States Mint
In 2009, the United States Mint issued four different pennies as part of the Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program The program recognized not only of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, but also the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln cent, first appearing in 1909
- Mint Marks - United States Mint
1968-1974: pennies; 1968-1970: nickels; 1979-1981: dollars; In 1968, proof coin production moved from the Philadelphia Mint to San Francisco and proof coins gained the “S” mint mark The West Point Bullion Depository made circulating pennies from 1973 to 1986 and circulating quarters in 1976 to 1979
- Mint Appeals for Return of the Penny - United States Mint
This year alone the Mint expects to use 33,000 tons of copper in cent production—making about 35 million pennies each working day If just 15 billion pennies could be lured out of hiding, the Mint, at current production figures, wouldn’t have to make pennies for almost 2 years and it would represent a saving of $150 million
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