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Several presidents of the United States have appeared on currency. The president of the United States has appeared on official banknotes, coins for circulation, and commemorative coins in the United States, the Confederate States of America, the Philippine Islands, the Commonwealth of the Philippines and around the world.
The George Washington $1 coin was first available to the public on February 15, 2007, in honor of Washington's Birthday, which was observed on February 19. This marked the first time since the St. Gaudens Double Eagle (1907–1933) that the United States had issued a coin with edge lettering for circulation. Edge-lettered coins date back to the ...
The first small-size $1 Silver Certificate Common reverse of $1 Silver Certificates (Series of 1928-1934) and $1 United States Notes (Series of 1928), commonly referred to as "Funnybacks" The first small-size $1 United States Banknote printed (6.14 length × 2.61 width × 0.0043 in thickness = 156 × 66.3 × 0.11 mm)
Coins of the United States dollar – aside from those of the earlier Continental currency – were first minted in 1792. New coins have been produced annually and they comprise a significant aspect of the United States currency system. Circulating coins exist in denominations of 1¢ (i.e. 1 cent or $0.01), 5
The dollar coin is a United States coin with a face value of one United States dollar. Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in gold, silver, and base metal versions. Dollar coins were first minted in the United States in 1794. Dollar coins have almost never been popular in circulation since their inception.
The Jefferson nickel has been the five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint since 1938, when it replaced the Buffalo nickel.From 1938 until 2004, the copper-nickel coin's obverse featured a profile depiction of Founding Father and third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson by artist Felix Schlag; the obverse design used in 2005 was also in profile, though by Joe Fitzgerald.
The claim: John Hanson was the first Black president of the United States. In the past few years, multiple social media posts have declared John Hanson, not Barack Obama, as the first Black ...
United States Sesquicentennial half dollar: George Washington and Calvin Coolidge: Liberty Bell: 90% Ag, 10% Cu Authorized: 1,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 1,000,528 (P) [21] 1926 $2.50: United States Sesquicentennial quarter eagle Liberty, bearing a scroll representing the United States Declaration of Independence and a torch