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Coin Series The Presidential Dollar series was launched in 2007 as another attempt to popularize a small size dollar coin struck for circulation. The concept used the same golden colored metal composition utilized on the prior Sacagawea Dollar, but featured the former Presidents of the United States in the order they served. The first four [...]

US Mint’s Lincoln Coin and Chronicles Set As part of the series of products surrounding Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the United States Mint will issue the Lincoln Coin and Chronicles Set. This set will incorporate all four of the 2009 Lincoln Cents and the 2009 Lincoln Commemorative. The coins and materials included in the [...]

Although the series was extremely short lived, the Flying Eagle Cent carries the distinction of being the first small cent minted in the United States. The small cents were preceded by the so-called Large Cents, which were considered bulky in commerce and expensive to produce. Flying Eagle Cents were produced for circulation for only two [...]