Early Commemorative Coins of The United States
During the past 120 years, the United States has released hundreds of commemorative coins. Commemorative coins are always minted for a specific reason such as to honor a person, institution, place or some historic event that has shaped America.
The U.S. first began to mint commemorative coins in the late 1800′s and stopped producing them for awhile back in 1954. It wasn’t until 1982 that the United States began minting commemorative coins again and any coins minted after this date are referred to as Modern Commemorative Coins.
Legislation instated in 1996 limited the number of commemorative coins that Congress could require the mint to produce to only two different coins annually. It also put a limit on the number of commemorative coins that could be…
Early Copper Coins Of The United States
Copper has been an extremely important mineral for thousands of years. It has been used for conducting 
heat and electricity. It has also been used to create art, building materials and coins.
Copper coins first appeared in the United States in the late 1700s. The US penny was named after the British penny, or pence.
Though it seems like small change, in its day the half-cent could actually purchase items of value: it was the equivalent of today’s dime.
Compared to today’s coins, early coins were heavy and the designs were much simpler. The half-cent was about the size of today’s quarter coin. Each one featured the face of Lady Liberty.
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