United States: Coins Issued and Used
Showing only circulating coin types (regular coinage plus circulating commemoratives).
| Information about what currencies were issued by United States, with lists of coinage, as well as periods when foreign-issued currencies were used. |
| Currency | US Dollar |
|---|---|
| Period | US Dollar |
| Used | 1792 - present |
| Description | The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, US dollar or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its overseas territories. It is a Federal Reserve Note and consists of 100 smaller cent units. The U.S. dollar is fiat money. It is the currency most used in international transactions and is the world's most dominant reserve currency. Several countries use it as their official currency, and in many others it is the de facto currency. Besides the United States, it is also used as the sole currency in two British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean: the British Virgin Islands and the Turks and Caicos islands. A few countries use only the US Dollar for paper money, while the country mints its own coins, or also accepts US coins that can be use as payment in US dollars. Some cities around the world use the U.S. dollar as the de facto currency alongside their own. |
10 coins (1794 - 1807)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Half Dollar 1794 Flowing Hair | 23,464 |
| Half Dollar 1795 Flowing Hair | 299,680 |
| Half Dollar 1796 Draped Bust | 3,918 |
| Half Dollar 1797 Draped Bust | 3,918 |
| Half Dollar 1801 Draped Bust | 30,289 |
| Half Dollar 1802 Draped Bust | 29,890 |
| Half Dollar 1803 Draped Bust | 188,234 |
| Half Dollar 1805 Draped Bust | 211,722 |
| Half Dollar 1806 Draped Bust | 839,576 |
| Half Dollar 1807 Draped Bust | 301,076 |
315 coins (1796 - 2025). First 50 shown.
4 coins (1875 - 1878)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Twenty Cents 1875 | 1,327,990 |
| Twenty Cents 1876 | 25,900 |
| Twenty Cents 1877 (Proof only) | 350 |
| Twenty Cents 1878 (Proof only) | 600 |
217 coins (1796 - 2024). First 50 shown.
217 coins (1792 - 2024). First 50 shown.
48 coins (1851 - 1889)
10 coins (1864 - 1873)
| Coin Name | Mintage |
|---|---|
| Two Cents 1864 | 19,847,500 |
| Two Cents 1865 | 13,640,000 |
| Two Cents 1866 | 3,177,000 |
| Two Cents 1867 | 2,938,750 |
| Two Cents 1868 | 2,803,750 |
| Two Cents 1869 | 1,547,100 |
| Two Cents 1870 | 862,250 |
| Two Cents 1871 | 722,210 |
| Two Cents 1872 | 65,000 |
| Two Cents 1873 (Proof only) | 1,100 |
241 coins (1793 - 2024). First 50 shown.
44 coins (1793 - 1857)
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