Coin Fun Facts There was a nickelless nickel. During World War II (1942 to 1945), the five cent coin was made of an alloy of copper, manganese, and silver. Nickel […]

COIN FUN FACTS The Mint has branches— and some get pruned… The United States Mint began making coins in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which was the capital of the United States at […]

Coin Fun FactsHow much was in that first batch? The Mint produced its first circulating coins—all $111.78 worth of them—in March 1793. That first batch consisted of 11,178 copper cents. […]

Coin Fun Facts This museum was made from gold. The donation of $508,316 in gold, from the estate of English scientist James Smithson, was examined in the Philadelphia Mint before […]