History Of United States Coinage

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Thesis: Coins have been around for many years, they have had changing mints,
designs, and variety's which have all been represented by past events and
Presidents.
I. Locations of mints in the United States.
A. Cities of United States mints.
1. The number one mint in the U.S. is San Fransico.
2. The number two mint in the U.S. is Denver.
3. The number three mint in the U.S. is Philadelphia.
B. The United States mint standards.
II. Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes in the United States Coinage.
A. Pennies are also know as the one-cent coin.
1. The large cent is the earliest dated penny.
2. The Indian Head half copper, half nickel cent was minted for six years.
3. The Two-cent piece was minted for nine years.
4. The later Indian Head penny was minted for 44 years.
5. The steel cent was only made in 1943
B. Nickels were the five cent-piece in the U.S. .
1. The Racketeer nickel was minted only in 1883.
2. The Liberty nickel was minted for 30 years.
3. The Buffalo nickel was minted for 25 years.
4. The Wartime nickel was minted for three years.

C. Dimes were the ten cent-piece in the U.S. .
1. The Seated Liberty dime was minted for 54 years.
2. The Mercury dime was minted for 29 years.
III. Quarters, Half dollars, and Dollar coins in the U.S. Coinage.
A. The Standing Liberty Quarter was minted for 14 years.
B. The half dollar is worth two quarters in the U.S. .
1. The Walking Liberty half dollar was minted for 31 years.
2. The Franklin half dollar was minted for 15 years.
3. The Silver Kennedy half dollar was only minted in 1964.
4. The Bicentennial Kennedy half dollar was minted for one year.
C. The Silver dollar was the most admired coin in the U.S. Mint.
1. The Morgan Silver dollar was minted for 43 years.
2. The Peace Silver dollar was minted for 14 years.
3. The Eisenhower Silver dollar was minted for seven years.
4. The Bicentennial Silver dollar was minted for one year.

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