| Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50¢ | Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar | Booker T. Washington | Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized: 5,000,000 (max 1946-1951 total) Uncirculated: 12,004 (P) Contents | 1950 |  |  |
| Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50¢ | Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar | Booker T. Washington | Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated: 510,082 (P) | 1951 |  | |
| 50¢ | Carver-Washington half dollar | George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington | Map of the United States (Delaware was omitted) | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Authorized: 3,415,631 (max 1951–1954 total) Uncirculated: 110,018 (P) | 1951 |  |  |
| Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50¢ | Carver-Washington half dollar | George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington | Map of the United States (Delaware was omitted) | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated: 2,006,292 (P) | 1952 |  | |
| Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50¢ | Carver-Washington half dollar | George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington | Map of the United States (Delaware was omitted) | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated: 8,003 (P) | 1953 |  | |
| Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50¢ | Carver-Washington half dollar | George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington | Map of the United States (Delaware was omitted) | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | Uncirculated: 12,006 (P) | 1954 |  | |
| 50¢ | Northampton, Massachusetts Tercentennial half dollar (vetoed) | Unknown | Unknown | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | None authorized or minted (authorization of 1,000,000 was proposed) [7] | Never available | ||
| 50¢ | City of New York Tercentennial half dollar (vetoed) | Unknown | Unknown | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | None authorized or minted (authorization of 5,000,000 was proposed) [8] | Never available | ||
| 50¢ | Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial half dollar (vetoed) | Unknown | Unknown | 90% Ag, 10% Cu | None authorized or minted (authorization of 2,500,000 was proposed) [9] | Never available |
The United States Mint is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury responsible for producing coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce, as well as controlling the movement of bullion. It does not produce paper money; that responsibility belongs to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 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.
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. The mint also produces commemorative medals, which are similar to coins but do not have a face value, and therefore are not legal tender.
The Eisenhower Commemorative silver dollar is a United States commemorative coin minted in 1990 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of General/President Dwight D. Eisenhower. This coin is not to be confused with the Eisenhower dollar or the Eisenhower Presidential dollar which were regular issue American coins.
The Kennedy half dollar, first minted in 1964, is a fifty-cent coin currently issued by the United States Mint. Intended as a memorial to the assassinated 35th president of the United States John F. Kennedy, it was authorized by Congress just over a month after his death. Use of existing works by Mint sculptors Gilroy Roberts and Frank Gasparro allowed dies to be prepared quickly, and striking of the new coins began in January 1964.
The 1792 half disme is an American silver coin with a face value of five cents which was minted in 1792. Although it is subject to debate as to whether this was intended to be circulating coinage or instead an experimental issue, President George Washington referred to it as "a small beginning" and many of the coins eventually were released into circulation. It is widely considered the first United States coinage struck under authority of the Coinage Act of 1792.
The Washington quarter is the present quarter dollar or 25-cent piece issued by the United States Mint. The coin was first struck in 1932; the original version was designed by sculptor John Flanagan.
The United States Mint has released annual collections of coins most years since 1936.
The United States Sesquicentennial coin issue consisted of a commemorative half dollar and quarter eagle struck in 1926 at the Philadelphia Mint for the 150th anniversary of American independence. The obverse of the half dollar features portraits of the first president, George Washington, and the president in 1926, Calvin Coolidge, making it the only American coin to depict a president in his lifetime.
The Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial half dollar was a proposed United States commemorative coin, legislation for which passed both houses of Congress, but was vetoed in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower. Intended to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase (1803), the coin was lobbied for by both the Missouri Historical Society (MHS) and the Louisiana Purchase 150th Anniversary Association of New Orleans, who hoped to be able to buy the entire coin issue from the government and sell it at a profit.
The George Washington 250th Anniversary half dollar is a commemorative coin that was issued by the United States Mint to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. The coin was authorized by Pub.L. 97–104.
The George Washington Carver-Booker T. Washington Half Dollar was designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway. The obverse depicts side-portraits of George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington and the reverse shows a simple outline map of the United States of America superimposed with the letters "U.S.A.", and the words "Freedom and Opportunity for All/Americanism" around the rim. It was minted in silver from 1951 until 1954, by authority of Pub.L. 82–151. It was the final issue of early commemoratives.
The Gadsden Purchase half dollar was a proposed commemorative coin to be issued by the United States Bureau of the Mint. Legislation for the half dollar passed both houses of Congress in 1930 but was vetoed by President Herbert Hoover. The House of Representatives sustained his action, 96 votes in favor of overriding it to 243 opposed, well short of the necessary two-thirds majority. This was the first veto of Hoover's presidency and the first ever for a commemorative coin bill.
The United States Mint Proof Set, commonly known as the Proof Set in the United States, is a set of proof coins sold by the United States Mint. The proof set is popular with coin collectors as it is an affordable way to collect examples of United States coinage in proof condition.
