United States Mint coin production

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This table represents the mintage figures of circulating coins produced by the United States Mint since 1887. This list does not include formerly-circulating gold coins, commemorative coins, or bullion coins. This list also does not include the three-cent nickel, which was largely winding down production by 1887 and has no modern equivalent.

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United States Mint Coin Production
Year 1¢ 5¢ 10¢ 25¢ 50¢ $1 Total coinsValue in $
188745,223,52315,260,69215,737,67910,0005,00033,611,000109,847,89436,405,037.73
188837,489,83210,167,9017,215,6551,226,00112,00131,990,00088,101,39033,907,359.62
188948,866,02515,878,0258,352,67812,00012,00034,651,000107,771,72836,777,829.30
189057,180,11416,256,53211,334,02780,00012,00038,042,514122,905,18740,586,544.44
189147,070,00016,832,00023,046,1166,204,000200,00023,562,085116,914,20128,829,996.60
189237,647,08711,696,89716,952,410 [lower-alpha 1] 11,840,079 [lower-alpha 1] 2,353,028 [lower-alpha 1] 6,332,00086,821,50113,125,090.47
189346,640,00013,368,0007,591,40110,294,5583,955,0001,455,00083,303,9597,900,079.60
189416,749,5005,410,5002,050,0008,932,8217,334,9603,093,00043,570,7819,636,705.25
189538,341,4749,977,8222,250,0009,020,6813,708,424862,00064,160,4016,078,688.09
189639,055,4318,841,0483,185,0565,546,0393,014,94819,876,00079,518,52223,921,096.06
189750,464,39220,426,79712,877,37710,097,0294,045,90012,651,000110,562,49520,011,928.72
189849,821,28412,530,29220,152,50713,988,5926,191,55014,386,000117,070,22524,118,901.14
189953,598,00026,027,00024,367,49315,976,0008,948,41115,182,000144,098,90427,924,284.80
190066,831,50227,253,73324,778,27015,290,58510,066,32219,960,000164,180,41233,324,635.92
190179,609,15826,487,22825,072,68710,576,6646,239,04422,566,000170,550,78132,957,409.68
190287,374,70431,487,58127,950,00018,469,5798,908,67018,160,000192,350,53432,474,855.84
190385,092,70328,004,93028,293,30014,205,3096,298,77210,343,000173,238,01422,124,216.78
190461,326,19821,403,16715,400,35712,044,1434,662,6388,812,000123,648,50317,377,810.78
190580,717,01129,825,12424,806,8228,081,5233,661,0000147,091,4808,629,989.26
190696,020,53038,612,00029,764,3718,991,76010,852,1540184,240,81513,541,259.40
1907108,137,14339,213,32534,536,47015,596,00011,650,0000209,132,93816,219,684.68
190833,441,36722,684,55723,099,00017,048,00011,658,8280107,931,75213,869,955.52
1909249,778,470 [lower-alpha 2] 11,585,76314,481,00016,442,0005,057,4000297,344,63311,164,372.85
1910152,843,81330,166,94816,250,0003,744,0002,366,0000205,370,7616,780,785.53
1911117,874,05439,557,63933,599,0005,641,6003,373,0800200,045,3739,613,462.49
191282,992,91534,946,56934,429,3005,108,0005,220,8000162,697,5849,907,587.60
191398,434,50473,656,186 [lower-alpha 3] 20,270,0001,974,8001,326,0000195,661,4907,850,854.34
191480,567,06728,046,46331,682,2303,934,2301,116,0000145,345,9906,917,774.32
191555,973,97030,060,2206,580,0007,878,0002,912,4000103,404,5906,146,450.70
1916190,298,62788,690,46657,204,080 [lower-alpha 4] 8,380,8002,130,4000346,704,37315,218,317.57
1917284,169,78565,527,01991,962,00037,857,60021,503,4000501,019,80435,530,348.80
1918370,614,63445,330,31468,654,80032,692,80020,769,0400538,061,58831,395,862.04
1919588,935,00076,395,00054,529,00015,104,0003,679,0000738,642,00020,777,500.00
1920405,665,00082,200,00092,021,00037,826,40012,547,0000630,259,40033,098,850.00
192154,431,00012,220,0002,310,0001,916,0001,002,00087,736,473 [lower-alpha 5] 159,615,47390,102,783.00
19227,160,000000084,275,00091,435,00084,346,600.00
192383,423,00041,857,00056,570,00011,076,0002,178,00056,631,000251,735,00069,073,080.00
192489,394,00028,315,00037,940,00016,892,000013,539,000186,080,00023,865,690.00
1925188,909,00046,271,10036,577,00012,280,000011,808,000295,845,10022,738,345.00
1926189,658,00051,301,00040,508,00015,732,000011,267,700308,466,70023,713,130.00
1927185,886,00047,141,00037,662,00013,284,0002,392,0002,982,900289,347,90015,482,010.00
1928182,512,00036,783,00031,041,00010,607,0001,940,0001,992,649264,875,64912,382,769.00
1929277,140,00052,570,00035,734,00014,262,0002,903,2000382,609,20013,990,400.00
1930221,801,00028,284,0008,613,0007,188,00000265,886,0006,290,510.00
193124,742,0001,200,0006,210,00000032,152,000928,420.00
193219,562,000006,248,800 [lower-alpha 6] 0025,810,8001,757,820.00
193320,560,0000001,786,000022,346,0001,098,600.00
1934247,526,00027,693,00330,852,00035,439,25212,977,0003,534,557358,021,81225,827,980.15
1935331,090,00081,656,00085,147,00043,924,00016,019,8003,540,000561,376,80038,439,300.00
1936379,382,000158,741,000112,842,00050,502,00020,750,4000722,217,40046,015,770.00
1937394,100,000102,941,00080,746,00028,537,60013,288,0000619,612,60030,941,050.00
1938191,872,00035,997,000 [lower-alpha 7] 35,817,00012,304,0004,601,6000280,591,60012,677,070.00
1939383,696,000130,759,000102,674,00043,260,00013,631,8000674,020,80038,273,210.00
1940781,140,000259,715,000108,108,00046,745,60013,706,00001,209,414,60050,147,350.00
19411,108,078,000300,142,000263,814,000111,826,80043,538,40001,827,399,200102,195,180.00
1942950,084,000154,500,000 [lower-alpha 8] 315,450,000138,967,20071,499,80001,630,501,000119,262,540.00
19431,093,838,670390,519,000324,059,000137,495,60077,986,00002,023,898,270136,237,136.70
19442,148,338,000173,099,000343,124,000132,116,80046,879,00002,843,556,800120,919,430.00
19451,488,553,000215,505,100240,665,000103,717,60151,624,80002,100,065,501101,469,085.25
19461,505,445,000219,968,200344,193,500 [lower-alpha 9] 66,712,80017,993,00002,154,312,50086,146,910.00
1947484,305,000157,542,000203,195,00043,476,0007,994,6000896,512,60047,905,950.00
1948571,942,500145,382,000163,311,00067,922,8007,035,414 [lower-alpha 10] 0955,593,71449,818,032.00
1949435,197,500106,866,00070,484,00019,380,40013,478,6000645,406,50028,328,075.00
1950726,090,00012,426,030117,373,11456,279,73015,773,7230927,942,59741,576,306.90
19511,045,941,00056,788,000192,039,10287,850,90239,973,30201,422,592,30674,452,096.70
19521,070,705,004115,198,000265,559,593102,283,09352,113,69301,605,859,38394,650,529.09
19531,139,105,000125,733,500229,103,12088,664,52027,716,52001,610,322,66076,612,427.00
1954419,382,550194,251,110243,267,203108,552,42543,627,18301,009,080,47187,184,799.05
1955938,447,50082,352,10044,919,18121,362,5812,498,18101,089,579,54324,583,733.85
19561,518,946,100102,438,940216,655,10076,478,5004,032,00001,918,550,64063,112,543.00
19571,333,882,000175,236,900273,514,330124,456,16025,110,85001,932,200,24093,121,563.00
19581,053,478,300185,337,120168,474,60084,484,90028,004,41201,519,779,33271,772,530.00
19591,889,475,000187,986,240250,699,79030,589,43219,253,75002,378,004,21270,638,274.00
19602,167,289,000247,998,180270,550,40092,164,32424,239,81202,802,241,71696,288,826.00
19612,506,611,700302,982,860302,876,550120,692,92828,566,44203,261,730,480114,959,368.00
19622,399,193,400377,579,720407,398,380163,710,75645,187,28103,393,069,537147,132,087.50
19632,528,130,400455,681,105545,126,530209,604,18489,233,29203,827,775,511199,595,704.25
19646,447,646,5002,815,919,9222,286,877,1801,264,526,113429,509,450 [lower-alpha 11] 316,076 [lower-alpha 12] 13,244,795,241965,162,508.35
19651,497,224,900136,131,3801,652,140,5701,819,717,54065,879,36605,171,093,756674,861,943.00
19662,188,147,783156,208,2831,382,734,540821,101,500108,984,93204,657,177,038427,733,186.98
19673,048,667,100107,325,8002,244,007,3201,524,031,848295,046,97807,219,079,046788,785,144.00
19684,852,420,571191,623,884905,218,680322,265,500246,951,93006,518,480,565352,669,607.91
19695,684,117,200322,882,500709,113,870290,584,000129,881,80007,136,579,370281,483,584.00
19705,480,313,904754,317,3841,100,512,100553,761,3642,150,00007,891,054,752342,085,559.24
19715,355,669,059423,028,800540,604,240367,918,428457,261,424116,386,424 [lower-alpha 13] 7,260,868,375565,765,297.59
19725,975,265,508553,730,600761,830,000526,115,732295,070,000168,438,5118,280,450,351611,124,629.08
19737,594,998,883745,801,000770,702,426579,901,400148,135,4003,538,5169,843,077,625412,891,847.43
19748,876,665,183879,125,0001,041,331,0001,154,616,300280,662,30072,883,00012,305,282,783738,724,226.83
19759,956,751,442583,647,300899,379,2001,669,902,855 [lower-alpha 14] 521,873,248 [lower-alpha 14] 220,565,274 [lower-alpha 14] 11,439,777,942218,687,799.42
19768,895,884,881931,088,1471,263,982,77413,503,300,1791,160,889,145.31
19778,663,992,300882,689,4221,173,537,228303,380,97835,808,90645,579,00611,104,987,840387,456,820.40
19789,838,838,400704,400,780946,827,540808,825,15228,115,79958,714,89012,385,722,561503,270,254.50
197910,157,872,254789,055,672706,361,1841,008,497,78084,127,422757,813,744 [lower-alpha 15] 13,503,728,0561,263,669,524.54
198012,554,803,6601,095,327,4481,454,524,3211,154,159,48777,590,44989,660,70816,426,066,073742,762,645.35
198112,864,985,6771,022,305,8431,388,934,1431,177,438,83357,383,5339,742,00016,520,790,029651,452,037.97
198216,725,504,368 [lower-alpha 16] 666,081,5441,062,188,584980,973,78823,959,102019,458,707,386564,000,977.28
198314,219,554,4281,098,341,2761,377,154,2241,291,341,44666,611,244018,053,002,618690,969,013.98
198413,720,317,9061,264,444,1461,561,472,9761,223,028,06452,291,158017,821,554,250688,475,278.96
198510,935,889,8131,106,862,4081,293,180,9321,295,781,85038,520,996014,670,235,999637,226,072.23
19868,934,262,191898,702,6231,155,976,6631,055,497,99328,443,778012,072,883,248527,971,806.61
19879,561,856,445782,090,0851,415,912,8831,238,094,1775,781,516013,003,735,106588,728,659.25
198811,346,550,4431,435,131,6521,992,935,4891,158,862,68825,626,096015,959,106,368687,044,355.93
198912,607,002,1111,469,654,4742,194,935,5971,409,403,59747,542,216017,728,537,995795,168,311.76
199011,774,659,5331,325,574,5032,144,335,8241,541,430,18142,374,242016,828,374,283805,003,569.13
19919,324,382,0761,050,600,6781,528,461,1141,201,934,69329,928,678013,135,307,239614,067,978.31
19929,097,578,300850,117,1131,209,773,932774,541,10734,281,106011,966,638,558465,234,861.60
199312,111,355,571818,160,1351,516,290,1661,284,752,12830,510,006015,761,068,006650,093,614.06
199413,632,615,0001,437,922,1102,492,268,1101,705,634,11047,546,110019,315,985,440907,630,649.00
199513,540,000,0001,662,268,0002,400,390,0002,107,552,00052,784,000019,762,994,0001,011,832,400.00
199613,123,260,0001,647,068,0002,821,463,0001,831,908,00049,186,000019,472,885,000978,302,300.00
19979,199,355,000937,612,0001,971,450,0001,195,420,00040,758,000013,344,595,000655,253,150.00
199810,257,400,0001,323,672,0002,335,300,0001,867,400,00030,710,000015,814,482,000884,492,600.00
199911,597,665,0002,278,720,0003,561,750,0004,430,940,00019,582,00047,668,00021,936,325,0001,751,281,650.00
200014,277,420,0002,355,760,0003,661,200,0006,477,470,00042,066,0001,286,056,000 [lower-alpha 17] 28,093,434,0003,553,138,700.00
200110,334,590,0001,303,384,0002,782,390,0004,806,984,00040,704,000133,407,50019,401,459,5001,802,259,600.00
20027,288,855,0001,230,480,0002,567,000,0003,313,704,0005,600,0007,597,61014,413,236,6101,229,936,160.00
20036,848,000,000824,880,0002,072,000,0002,280,400,0005,000,0006,160,00012,036,440,000895,684,000.00
20046,836,000,0001,445,040,0002,487,500,0002,401,600,0005,800,0005,320,00013,181,260,000997,982,000.00
20057,700,050,5001,741,200,0002,835,500,0003,013,600,0007,300,0005,040,00015,302,690,5001,209,700,505.00
20068,234,000,0001,502,400,0002,828,000,0002,941,000,0004,400,0007,700,00015,517,500,0001,185,410,000.00
20077,401,200,0001,197,840,0002,089,500,0002,796,640,0004,800,000950,670,00014,440,650,0001,995,084,000.00
20085,419,200,000640,560,0001,050,500,0002,538,800,0003,400,000489,120,00010,141,580,0001,316,790,000.00
20092,354,000,00086,640,000146,000,000533,920,0003,800,000423,640,0003,548,000,000601,492,000.00
20104,010,830,000490,560,0001,119,000,000347,000,0003,500,000402,220,0006,373,110,000667,256,300.00
20114,938,540,000990,240,0001,502,000,000391,200,0003,450,000374,920,0008,200,350,000723,542,400.00
20126,015,200,0001,023,600,0001,676,000,000568,010,0003,500,00049,920,0009,336,230,000472,604,500.00
20137,070,000,0001,223,040,0002,112,000,0001,455,200,0009,600,00037,100,00011,906,940,000748,752,000.00
20148,146,400,0001,206,240,0002,302,500,0001,580,200,0004,600,00041,020,00013,280,960,000810,396,000.00
20159,365,300,0001,599,600,0003,041,010,0002,990,820,0004,600,00045,370,00017,046,700,0001,273,109,000.00
20169,118,400,0001,546,560,0002,954,000,0002,356,030,0004,200,00038,220,00016,017,410,0001,093,239,500.00
20178,634,020,0001,373,280,0002,728,000,0002,116,000,0004,700,0003,360,00014,859,360,000962,514,200.00
20187,478,200,0001,204,560,0002,126,000,0001,742,314,00010,200,0003,500,00012,564,774,000791,788,500.00
20197,040,400,0001,094,894,4002,194,000,0001,651,600,0003,400,0002,940,00011,987,234,400762,088,720.00
20207,596,400,0001,623,100,0002,778,500,0002,768,000,0005,700,0002,660,00014,774,400,0001,132,479,000.00
20217,908,620,0001,570,780,0002,830,250,0002,632,600,00013,100,0002,520,00014,957,870,0001,107,870,200.00
20226,359,600,0001,547,520,0003,134,000,0002,567,600,0009,700,0001,960,00013,620,380,0001,103,082,000.00
20234,522,800,0001,427,500,0002,705,500,0002,665,600,00058,000,0002,240,00011,381,640,0001,084,793,000.00
Year 1¢ 5¢ 10¢ 25¢ 50¢ $1 Total coinsValue in $

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 In 1892, the Barber design was used for the 10¢, 25¢, and 50¢ coins.
  2. ↑ In 1909, both the Indian Head and Lincoln designs were used for the 1¢ coins.
  3. ↑ In 1913, both the Liberty Head and Buffalo designs were used for 5¢ coins.
  4. ↑ In 1916, both the Standing Liberty and Barber designs were used for the 25¢ coins.
  5. ↑ In 1921, both the Peace and Morgan designs were used for the $1 coins.
  6. ↑ In 1932, the Washington design was used for 25¢ coins.
  7. ↑ In 1938, both the Buffalo and Jefferson designs were used for 5¢ coins.
  8. ↑ In 1942, both the copper-nickel and 35% silver planchets were used for 5¢ coins. [1]
  9. ↑ In 1946, the Roosevelt design was used for 10¢ coins.
  10. ↑ In 1948, the Franklin design was used for 50¢ coins.
  11. ↑ In 1964, and the Kennedy design was used for the 50¢ coins.
  12. ↑ $1 coins dated 1964 were struck at Denver in 1965, though all were subsequently melted at the mint. [2]
  13. ↑ In 1971, the Eisenhower design was used for $1 coins.
  14. 1 2 3 In 1975 and 1976 all 25¢, 50¢, and $1 coins were dated 1776-1976. [3]
  15. ↑ In 1979, the Susan B. Anthony design was used for $1 coins.
  16. ↑ In 1982, both the bronze and copper-plated zinc planchets were used for 1¢ coins.
  17. ↑ In 2000, the Sacagawea dollar was used for $1 coins.

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The Shield nickel was the first United States five-cent piece to be made out of copper-nickel, the same alloy of which American nickels are struck today. Designed by James B. Longacre, the coin was issued from 1866 until 1883, when it was replaced by the Liberty Head nickel. The coin takes its name from the motif on its obverse, and was the first five-cent coin referred to as a "nickel"—silver pieces of that denomination had been known as half dimes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buffalo nickel</span> US 5-cent copper–nickel coin minted 1913–1938

The Buffalo nickel or Indian Head nickel is a copper–nickel five-cent piece that was struck by the United States Mint from 1913 to 1938. It was designed by sculptor James Earle Fraser.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barber coinage</span> American coins

The Barber coinage consists of a dime, quarter, and half dollar designed by United States Bureau of the Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber. They were minted between 1892 and 1916, though no half dollars were struck in the final year of the series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Three-dollar piece</span> US three-dollar coin (1854–1889)

The three-dollar piece was a gold coin produced by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1854 to 1889. Authorized by the Act of February 21, 1853, the coin was designed by Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre. The obverse bears a representation of Lady Liberty wearing a headdress of a Native American princess and the reverse a wreath of corn, wheat, cotton, and tobacco.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington quarter</span> US 25-cent coin minted since 1932

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coronet large cent</span> Coin issued by the United States Mint from 1816 to 1857

The Coronet large cent was a type of large cent issued by the United States Mint at the Philadelphia Mint from 1816 until 1857.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lincoln cent</span> One-cent United States coin

The Lincoln cent is a one-cent coin that has been struck by the United States Mint since 1909. The obverse or heads side was designed by Victor David Brenner, as was the original reverse, depicting two stalks of wheat. The coin has seen several reverse, or tails, designs and now bears one by Lyndall Bass depicting a Union shield. All coins struck by the United States government with a value of 1⁄100 of a dollar are called cents because the United States has always minted coins using decimals. The penny nickname is a carryover from the coins struck in England, which went to decimals for coins in 1971.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Numismatic history of the United States</span> History of coin collecting in the United States

The numismatic history of the United States began with Colonial coins such as the pine tree shilling and paper money; most notably the foreign but widely accepted Spanish piece of eight, ultimately descended from the Joachimsthaler and the direct ancestor of the U.S. Dollar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Three-cent nickel</span> US copper-nickel three-cent coin (1865–1889)

The copper-nickel three-cent piece, often called a three-cent nickel piece or three-cent nickel, was designed by US Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre and struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1865 to 1889. It was initially popular, but its place in commerce was supplanted by the five-cent piece, or nickel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Susan B. Anthony dollar</span> United States dollar coin depicting Susan B. Anthony

The Susan B. Anthony dollar is a United States dollar coin minted from 1979 to 1981, when production was suspended due to poor public acceptance, and then again in 1999. Intended as a replacement for the larger Eisenhower dollar, the new smaller one-dollar coin went through testing of several shapes and compositions, but all were opposed by the vending machine industry, a powerful lobby affecting coin legislation. Finally, a round planchet with an eleven-sided inner border was chosen for the smaller dollar.

References

  1. ↑ Sol Taylor. "U.S. coin changes in WWII". Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society . Retrieved July 9, 2005.
  2. ↑ Yeoman 2014, p. 231.
  3. ↑ Yeoman 2014, pp. 178, 212, 233.

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