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The Coinage Act of 1792 (also known as the Mint Act; officially: An act establishing a mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States), passed by the United States Congress on April 2, 1792, created the United States dollar as the country's standard unit of money, established the United States Mint, and regulated the coinage of the United States. [1]
The Coinage Act of 1792 established the United States Mint and regulated the coinage of the United States. [3] The act created coins in the denominations of Half Cent (1/200 of a dollar), Cent (1/100 of a dollar, or a cent), Half Dime (also known as a half disme) (five cents), Dime (also known as a disme) (10 cents), Quarter (25 cents), Half Dollar (50 cents), Dollar, Quarter Eagle ($2.50 ...
The mint mark on the coin is currently located on the obverse at the bottom right hemisphere under the supposed date. In 1965–1967 cupro-nickel coins bore no mint mark; quarters minted in 1968–1979 were stamped with a "D" for the Denver mint, an "S" for the San Francisco mint (proof coins only), or blank for Philadelphia.
In 2011, the US Mint changed the finish of Mint Set coins to a more proof-like "brilliant" finish. This change was made because the satin finish of the 2005–2010 coins made contact marks more apparent. [5] The brilliant finish coins are struck with more force than circulation coins, resulting in higher quality and more detailed design.
United States Mint. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. United States Mint. Archived 2017-01-31 at the Wayback Machine; Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine dead links "50 STATE QUARTERS". COINSHEET. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. "Pennies Minted by the U.S. Mint from 1970 to 2002".
Like most U.S. presidents, Trump appears on a commemorative coin issued by the U.S. Mint. In Trump’s case, it commemorates his first term in office from 2017-2020.
Mint sets currently are sealed in a plastic blister-pack, unlike the flexible plastic packs of earlier sets. [22] They are usually sold in sets of two - one for each branch of production. In 2017, the Mint released a special "Enhanced Uncirculated Mint Set", limited to a maximum mintage of 225,000 sets. The set sold out within seven minutes. [23]
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