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| USA Coinage:
1946 - 1952 |
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under President:
Harry S. Truman |
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| Harry S. Truman (May 08,
1884 – December 26, 1972) was an American statesman who served as the 33rd
President of the United States (April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953), assuming
that office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt during the waning months
of World War II. He is known for launching the Marshall Plan to rebuild the
economy of Western Europe, for leading the Cold War against Soviet and
Chinese communism by establishing the Truman Doctrine and NATO, and for
intervening in the Korean War. In domestic affairs, he was a moderate
Democrat whose liberal proposals were a continuation of Franklin Roosevelt's
New Deal, but the conservative-dominated Congress blocked most of them. He
used the veto power 180 times, more than any president since then, and saw
12 overridden by Congress; only Grover Cleveland and Franklin D. Roosevelt
used the veto so often, and only Gerald Ford and Andrew Johnson saw so many
veto overrides. He also used nuclear weapons to end World War II,
desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces, supported a newly independent Israel,
and was a founder of the United Nations. |
| The United States
presidential election of 1948 was the 41st quadrennial presidential
election, held on Tuesday, November 02, 1948. Incumbent President Harry S.
Truman, the Democratic nominee, who had succeeded to the presidency after
the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945, successfully ran for
election for a full term against Thomas Edmund Dewey, the Republican
nominee, who also was the Republican presidential nominee in 1944. Truman's
victory is considered to be one of the greatest election upsets in American
history. Virtually every prediction (with or without public opinion polls)
indicated that he would be defeated by Dewey. The Democratic Party had a
severe three-way ideological split, with both the far left (Henry A. Wallace
of the Progressive Party) and far right of the Dixiecrat Party by James
Strom Thurmond running third-party campaigns. Truman got 49.6%, Dewey got
45.1% and Thurmond got 2.4%. Truman's surprise victory was the fifth
consecutive presidential win for the Democratic Party, the longest winning
streak in the history of the party, and second-longest in the history of
both modern parties (surpassed only by the Republicans' six consecutive
victories from 1860 to 1880). |
| The "S" in
Truman did not stand for
any one name, it was chosen as his middle initial to honor both of his
grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. In August 1945, the
Japanese government refused surrender demands as specifically outlined in
the Potsdam Declaration. With the invasion of mainland Japan imminent,
Truman approved the schedule for dropping the two available bombs. Truman
always said that attacking Japan with atomic bombs saved many lives on both
sides; military estimates for the invasion of mainland Japan were that it
could take a year and result in 250,000 to 500,000 American casualties.
Hiroshima was bombed on August 06, and Nagasaki three days later, leaving
105,000 dead. The Soviet Union declared war on Japan on August 09 and
invaded Manchuria. Japan agreed to surrender the following day. Truman had
long taken an interest in the history of the Middle East, and was
sympathetic to Jews who sought to re-establish their ancient homeland in
Mandatory Palestine. Truman decided to recognize Israel over the objections
of Secretary of State George Marshall, who feared it would hurt relations
with the populous Arab states. Truman recognized the State of Israel on May
14, 1948, eleven minutes after it declared itself a nation. The 1948
presidential election is remembered for Truman's stunning come-from-behind
victory. Truman was so widely expected to lose the 1948 election that the
Chicago Tribune had printed papers with this erroneous headline "Dewey
Defeats Truman". Truman's second inauguration was the first ever televised
nationally. His second term was grueling as his opponents controlled
Congress and his policy of rollback in Korea failed. The Soviet Union's
atomic bomb project progressed much faster than had been expected and they
detonated their first bomb on August 29, 1949. In response, on January 07,
1953, Truman announced the detonation of the first U.S. hydrogen bomb, which
was much more powerful than the Soviets' atomic weapons. |
| On November 01, 1950,
Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempted to
assassinate Truman at Blair House. The attack drew new attention to security
concerns surrounding Truman's residence at Blair House. He had jumped up
from a nap, and was watching the gunfight from his open bedroom window until
Secret Service agents shouted at him to take cover. On the street outside
the residence, Torresola mortally wounded a White House policeman, Leslie
Coffelt. Before he died, the officer shot and killed Torresola. Collazo was
wounded and stopped before he entered the house. He was found guilty of
murder and sentenced to death in 1952. Truman commuted his sentence to life
in prison. To try to settle the question of Puerto Rican independence,
Truman allowed a plebiscite in Puerto Rico in 1952 to determine the status
of its relationship to the U.S. Nearly 82% of the people voted in favor of a
new constitution for the Estado Libre Asociado, a continued 'associated free
state. |
| In 1951, the U.S. ratified
the 22nd Amendment, making a president ineligible for election to a third
term or for election to a second full term after serving more than two
remaining years of a term of a previously elected president. The latter
clause would have applied to Truman's situation in 1952 except that a
grandfather clause in the amendment explicitly excluded the amendment from
applying to the incumbent president. |
In 1951, the U.S. ratified
the 22nd Amendment, making a president ineligible for election to a third
term or for election to a second full term after serving more than two
remaining years of a term of a previously elected president. The latter
clause would have applied to Truman's situation in 1952 except that a
grandfather clause in the amendment explicitly excluded the amendment from
applying to the incumbent president.
At the time of the 1952 New Hampshire primary, no candidate had won Truman's
backing. His first choice, Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, had declined to
run; Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson had also turned Truman down, Vice
President Barkley was considered too old, and Truman distrusted and disliked
Senator Kefauver, who had made a name for himself by his investigations of
the Truman administration scandals. Truman had hoped to recruit General
Eisenhower as a Democratic candidate, but found him more interested in
seeking the Republican nomination. Eisenhower gained the Republican
nomination, with Senator Nixon as his running mate, and campaigned against
what he denounced as Truman's failures: "Korea, Communism and Corruption".
He pledged to clean up the "mess in Washington," and promised to "go to
Korea." The highly unpopular Truman was handily defeated by Kefauver; 18
days later the president announced he would not seek a second full term.
Truman was eventually able to persuade Stevenson to run, and the governor
gained the nomination at the 1952 Democratic National Convention. Eisenhower
defeated Stevenson decisively in the general election, ending 20 years of
Democratic presidents. While Truman and Eisenhower had previously been on
good terms, Truman felt annoyed that Eisenhower did not denounce Joseph
McCarthy during the campaign. Similarly, Eisenhower was outraged when Truman
accused the former general of disregarding "sinister forces ...
Anti-Semitism, anti-Catholicism, and anti-foreignism" within the Republican
Party. |
| On December 05, 1972,
Truman was admitted to Kansas City's Research Hospital and Medical Center
with lung congestion from pneumonia. He developed multiple organ failure and
died at 7:50 am on December 26 at the age of 88. |
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| Currency: Dollar = 100
cents |
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Monetary System: Penny = Cent, Trime = 3 Cents, Nickel = 5
Cents, Dime = 10 Cents, Quarter = 25 Cents, Half Dollar = 50, Cents, Dollar
= 100 Cents, Quarter Eagle = $2.50 Gold, Stella = $4.00 Gold, Half Eagle =
$5.00 Gold, Eagle = $10.00 Gold and Double Eagle = $20.00 Gold. |
Mint Marks:
C – Charlotte, N.C., 1838-1861.
CC – Carson City, NV, 1870-1893.
D – Dahlonega, GA, 1838-1861.
D – Denver, CO, 1906-present.
O – New Orleans, LA, 1838-1909.
P – Philadelphia, PA, 1793-present (coins without mintmark also belongs to
Philadelphia).
S – San Francisco, CA, 1854-present.
W – West Point, NY, 1984-present. |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1946.
Weight: 3.07 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. |
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Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
991,655,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1946D.
Weight: 3.08 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "D" written below Date. |
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Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
315,690,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1946S.
Weight: 3.14 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "S" written below Date. |
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Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
198,100,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
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KM#A192 5 cents (Nickel).
Year: 1946.
Weight: 4.99 g [5.00
g].
Metal: Copper-Nickel.
Diameter: 21.20 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
The portrait of Thomas Jefferson (The 3rd President of the United
States from 1801 to 1809) facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD
WE TRUST" "LIBERTY" written at the right side
clockwise. "LIBERTY" with Date having star (*) in between written at
the right side
clockwise. Designer’s initial “F” is below the Date. No mint mark
seen at the right side of the building, belongs to Philadelphia, USA. |
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Reverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. A representation of Monticello,
President Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home in the center.
"MONTICELLO" and " FIVE CENTS" written below the building. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
161,116,000.
Mintage Years:
1946, 1946D, 1946D/D, 1946S, 1947, 1947D,
1947S, 1948, 1948D, 1948S, 1949, 1949D, 1949D/S, 1949S, 1950, 1950D,
1951, 1951D, 1951S, 1952, 1952D, 1952S, 1953, 1953D, 1953S, 1954,
1954D, 1954S, 1954S/D, 1955, 1955D, 1955D/S, 1956, 1956D, 1957,
1957D, 1958, 1958D, 1959, 1959D, 1960, 1960D, 1961, 1961D, 1962,
1962D, 1963, 1963D, 1964, 1964D, 1965, 1965SMS (Special Mint Set),
1966, 1966SMS (Special Mint Set), 1967, 1967SMS (Special Mint Set),
1968D, 1968S, 1969D, 1969S, 1970D, 1970S, 1971, 1971D, 1971S, 1972,
1972D, 1972S, 1973, 1973D, 1973S, 1974, 1974D, 1974S, 1975, 1975D,
1975S, 1976, 1976D, 1976S, 1977, 1977D, 1977S, 1978, 1978D, 1978S,
1979, 1979D, 1979S type I proof, 1979S type II proof, 1980P, 1980D,
1980S, 1981P, 1981D, 1981S type I proof, 1981S type II proof, 1982P,
1982D, 1982S, 1983P, 1983D, 1983S,
1984P, 1984D, 1984S, 1985P, 1985D, 1985S, 1986P, 1986D, 1986S,
1987P, 1987D, 1987S, 1988P, 1988D, 1988S, 1989P, 1989D, 1989S,
1990P, 1990D, 1990S, 1991P, 1991D, 1991S, 1992P, 1992D, 1992S,
1993P, 1993D, 1993S, 1994P, 1994P Special matte finish, 1994D,
1994S, 1995P, 1995D, 1995S, 1996P, 1996D, 1996S, 1997P, 1997P
Special matte finish, 1997D, 1997S, 1998P, 1998D, 1998S, 1999P,
1999D, 1999S, 2000P, 2000D, 2000S, 2001D, 2001P, 2001S, 2002D,
2002P, 2002S, 2003D, 2003P and 2003S.
Engraver: Felix
Oscar Schlag
(both sides).
Note: This coin is commonly known by
coin collectors as "Pre-War Jefferson Nickel". The mint mark "D" or "S" is
seen at the right side of the building near the border. Some 1939
strikes have doubling of the word MONTICELLO on the reverse. Fully
Struck Full Step nickels command higher prices Bright, Fully Struck
coins command even higher prices without bag marks or nicks on
steps. 1938 to 1989 - 5 Full Steps. 1990 to 2003 - 6 Full Steps.
There are 1999 P and possibly other dates, which exhibit DDD (Die
Deterioration Doubling).
Mintmark changes through mintage years:
1) Philadelphia: no mintmark 1938-1964 (except silver issues from
1942-1945).
2) Denver: "D" to right of building on reverse 1938-1964 (except
silver issues from 1942-1945).
3) San Francisco: "S" to right of building on reverse 1938-1954
(except silver issues from 1942-1945).
4) Mintmarks temporarily suspended 1965-1967.
5) Philadelphia: without mintmark, with signature "FS" on obverse
1968-1979.
6) Philadelphia: "P: mintmark and signature on obverse 1980-2003.
7) Denver: "D" mintmark and signature on obverse 1968-2003.
8) San Francisco: "S" mintmark and signature on obverse 1968-1970,
circulation strike.
9) San Francisco: "S" mintmark and signature on obverse 1971-2003
(Proof only).
10) San Francisco: without mintmark but with signature 1971.
Felix Oscar Schlag (September
04, 1891 – March 09, 1974) was a German born American sculptor who
was the designer of the United States five cent coin in use from
1938 to 2004. He was born to Karl and Teresa Schlag in Frankfurt,
Germany where as a young man, he served in the German army of World
War I. Schlag studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.
He moved to the United States in 1929. On April 21, 1938, Schlag's
design for the Jefferson nickel was selected by Nellie Tayloe Ross,
Director of the United States Mint. Schlag won $1,000 for his
winning design of the coin; he had been an award-winning artist in
Europe. His prize money was spent on his wife's funeral. In the
1930s, Felix won several sculptural commissions and art prizes
including some New Deal commissions to produce work at several post
offices, including ones in White Hall, Illinois and schools in
Champaign, Illinois and Bloom Township. Schlag accepted the offer of
the American government to place his initials, FS, on the nickel
beginning in 1966 (below Thomas Jefferson portrait at the bottom).
The designer relocated to Owosso, Michigan, where he died and is
buried. He and his wife Anna, whom he married in 1920, had three
children: Feliza (1920), Leo (1921), and Hilda (1929). A memorial
was placed by the Michigan State Numismatic Society on September 14,
2008. |
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1946.
Weight: 2.44 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. No mint mark belongs to Philadelphia, USA. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
225,250,000.
Mintage Years:
1946, 1946D, 1946S, 1947, 1947D, 1947S, 1948,
1948D, 1948S, 1949, 1949D, 1949S, 1950, 1950D, 1950S, 1951, 1951D,
1951S, 1952, 1952D, 1952S, 1953, 1953D, 1953S, 1954, 1954D, 1954S,
1955, 1955D, 1955S, 1956, 1956D, 1957, 1957D, 1958, 1958D, 1959,
1959D, 1960, 1960D, 1961, 1961D, 1962, 1962D, 1963, 1963D, 1964 and
1964D. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1946S.
Weight: 2.41 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
27,900,000.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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KM#164 Quarter Dollar (25 cents).
Year: 1946.
Weight: 6.18 g [6.25
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 24.30 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the top. George
Washington's head facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD WE
TRUST" written in two lines at bottom left side. Date at the bottom.
No
Mintmark written above ER in QUARTER. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top. An eagle, looking left, wings spread, and standing on a
shaft of arrows with two olive sprays beneath it in the center. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written above the Eagle's head in two lines. "QUARTER DOLLAR" written at the bottom. Mintage:
53,436,000.
Mintage Years:
[see under 1941]. Engraver:
John Flanagan
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Washington Silver Quarter". Mintmark
"D" or "S" is written above ER in QUARTER. |
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| 1947 |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1947.
Weight: 3.13 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. |
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Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
190,555,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1947D.
Weight: 3.17 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "D" written below Date. |
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Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
194,750,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1947S.
Weight: 3.13 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "S" written below Date. |
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Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
99,000,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1947.
Weight: 2.44 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. No mint mark belongs to Philadelphia, USA. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
121,520,000.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1947D.
Weight: 2.48 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
46,835,000.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1947S.
Weight: 2.49 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written at the
bottom section. Mintage:
34,840,000.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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| 1948 |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1948.
Weight: 3.10 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. |
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Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
317,570,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1948D.
Weight: 3.07 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "D" written below Date. |
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Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
172,637,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1948S.
Weight: 3.15 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "S" written below Date. |
|
Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
81,735,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1948.
Weight: 2.48 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. No mint mark belongs to Philadelphia, USA. |
|
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
74,950,000.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1948D.
Weight: 2.48 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
52,841,000.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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KM#164 Quarter Dollar (25 cents).
Year: 1948D.
Weight: 6.20 g [6.25
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 24.30 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the top. George
Washington's head facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD WE
TRUST" written in two lines at bottom left side. Date at the bottom. Mintmark "D" is written above ER in QUARTER. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top. An eagle, looking left, wings spread, and standing on a
shaft of arrows with two olive sprays beneath it in the center. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written above the Eagle's head in two lines. "QUARTER DOLLAR" written at the bottom. Mintage:
16,766,800.
Mintage Years:
[see under 1941]. Engraver:
John Flanagan
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Washington Silver Quarter". Mintmark
"D" or "S" is written above ER in QUARTER. |
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| 1949 |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1949.
Weight: 3.08 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. |
|
Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
217,775,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
|
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1949D.
Weight: 3.11 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "D" written below Date. |
|
Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
153,132,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
|
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1949S.
Weight: 3.15 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "S" written below Date. |
|
Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
64,290,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
|
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KM#A192 5 cents (Nickel).
Year: 1949.
Weight: 4.96 g [5.00
g].
Metal: Copper-Nickel.
Diameter: 21.20 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
The portrait of Thomas Jefferson (The 3rd President of the United
States from 1801 to 1809) facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD
WE TRUST" "LIBERTY" written at the right side
clockwise. "LIBERTY" with Date having star (*) in between written at
the right side
clockwise. Designer’s initial “F” is below the Date. No mint mark
seen at the right side of the building, belongs to Philadelphia, USA. |
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Reverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. A representation of Monticello,
President Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home in the center.
"MONTICELLO" and " FIVE CENTS" written below the building. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
60,652,000.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946].
Engraver: Felix
Oscar Schlag
(both sides).
Note: This coin is commonly known by
coin collectors as "Pre-War Jefferson Nickel". The mint mark "D" or
"S" is seen at the right side of the building near the border. |
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1949.
Weight: 2.48 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. No mint mark belongs to Philadelphia, USA. |
|
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
30,940,000.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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1950 |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1950.
Weight: 3.22 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. |
|
Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
272,635,000 + 51,386 Proof.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
|
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1950D.
Weight: 3.18 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "D" written below Date. |
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Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
334,950,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
|
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1950S.
Weight: 3.12 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "S" written below Date. |
|
Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
118,505,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
|
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1950.
Weight: 2.50 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. No mint mark belongs to Philadelphia, USA. |
|
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
50,181,500 + 51,386 Proof.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1950D.
Weight: 2.50 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. |
|
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
46,803,000.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1950S.
Weight: 2.46 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. |
|
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
20,440,000.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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KM#164 Quarter Dollar (25 cents).
Year: 1950.
Weight: 6.14 g [6.25
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 24.30 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the top. George
Washington's head facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD WE
TRUST" written in two lines at bottom left side. Date at the bottom. No
Mintmark written above ER in QUARTER. |
|
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top. An eagle, looking left, wings spread, and standing on a
shaft of arrows with two olive sprays beneath it in the center. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written above the Eagle's head in two lines. "QUARTER DOLLAR" written at the bottom. Mintage:
24,971,512.
Mintage Years:
[see under 1941]. Engraver:
John Flanagan
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Washington Silver Quarter". Mintmark
"D" or "S" is written above ER in QUARTER. |
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KM#164 Quarter Dollar (25 cents).
Year: 1950D.
Weight: 6.21 g [6.25
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 24.30 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the top. George
Washington's head facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD WE
TRUST" written in two lines at bottom left side. Date at the bottom. Mintmark "D" is written above ER in QUARTER. |
|
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top. An eagle, looking left, wings spread, and standing on a
shaft of arrows with two olive sprays beneath it in the center. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written above the Eagle's head in two lines. "QUARTER DOLLAR" written at the bottom. Mintage:
21,075,600 (including 1950D/S type).
Mintage Years:
[see under 1941]. Engraver:
John Flanagan
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Washington Silver Quarter". Mintmark
"D" or "S" is written above ER in QUARTER. |
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| 1951 |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1951.
Weight: 3.11 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. |
|
Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
295,576,000 + 57,500 Proof.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
|
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1951D.
Weight: 3.02 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "D" written below Date. |
|
Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
625,355,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
|
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1951S.
Weight: 3.08 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "S" written below Date. |
|
Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
136,010,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
|
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1951.
Weight: 2.50 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. No mint mark belongs to Philadelphia, USA. |
|
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
102,937,602 + 57,500 Proof.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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KM#164 Quarter Dollar (25 cents).
Year: 1951.
Weight: 6.28 g [6.25
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 24.30 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the top. George
Washington's head facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD WE
TRUST" written in two lines at bottom left side. Date at the bottom. No
Mintmark written above ER in QUARTER. |
|
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top. An eagle, looking left, wings spread, and standing on a
shaft of arrows with two olive sprays beneath it in the center. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written above the Eagle's head in two lines. "QUARTER DOLLAR" written at the bottom. Mintage:
43,505,602.
Mintage Years:
[see under 1941]. Engraver:
John Flanagan
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Washington Silver Quarter". Mintmark
"D" or "S" is written above ER in QUARTER. |
|
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KM#164 Quarter Dollar (25 cents).
Year: 1951S.
Weight: 6.25 g [6.25
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 24.30 mm.
Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the top. George
Washington's head facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD WE
TRUST" written in two lines at bottom left side. Date at the bottom. Mintmark "S" is written above ER in QUARTER. |
|
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top. An eagle, looking left, wings spread, and standing on a
shaft of arrows with two olive sprays beneath it in the center. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written above the Eagle's head in two lines. "QUARTER DOLLAR" written at the bottom. Mintage:
9,048,000.
Mintage Years:
[see under 1941]. Engraver:
John Flanagan
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Washington Silver Quarter". Mintmark
"D" or "S" is written above ER in QUARTER. |
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| 1952 |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1952.
Weight: 3.09 g [3.05
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. |
|
Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
186,775,000 + 81,980 Proof.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
|
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1952D.
Weight: 3.14 g [2.99
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "D" written below Date. |
|
Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
746,130,000.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1952S.
Weight: 3.09 g [3.04
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "S" written below Date. |
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Reverse: "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. "ONE CENT" written at the upper
part and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in two line at the lower part in
the center. Wheat ears surrounding lettering on both sides. Mintage:
137,800,004.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1944].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(both sides). |
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1952.
Weight: 2.51 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. No mint mark belongs to Philadelphia, USA. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
99,122,073 + 81,980 Proof.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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KM#195 Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1952D.
Weight: 2.44 g [2.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
122,100,000.
Mintage Years:
[see above under 1946]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Silver Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is at the lower left side of the torch (below B
of PLURIBUS and above E of ONE). |
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KM#199 Half Dollar (50 cents).
Year: 1952D.
Weight: 12.58 g [12.50
g].
Metal: 0.900 Silver.
Diameter: 30.60 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the top. Benjamin Franklin facing right in the center.
Date at the lower right side. Motto: "IN GOD WE
TRUST" written at the bottom section.
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. Liberty bell in the center. "· E · PLURIBUS
UNUM" written on the left side horizontally in three lines. Eagle
with spread wings at vthe right side. Value "HALF DOLLAR"
written at the bottom. Mintage:
25,395,600.
Mintage Years:
1948, 1948D, 1949, 1949D, 1949S, 1950, 1950D,
1951, 1951D, 1951S, 1952, 1952D, 1952S, 1953, 1953D, 1953S, 1954,
1954D, 1954S, 1955, 1955 Bugs Bunny, 1956 Type 1 reverse, 1956 Type
2 reverse, 1957 Type 1 reverse, 1957 Type 2 reverse, 1957D, 1958
Type 1 reverse, 1958 Type 2 reverse, 1958D, 1959 Type 1 reverse,
1959 Type 2 reverse, 1959D, 1960 Type 1 reverse, 1960 Type 2
reverse, 1960D, 1961 Type 1 reverse, 1961 Type 2 reverse, 1961
Double die reverse, 1961D, 1962 Type 1 reverse, 1962 Type 2 reverse,
1962D, 1963 Type 1 reverse, 1963 Type 2 reverse and 1963D.
Engraver: John
Ray Sinnock (both sides).
Note: This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Franklin Half Dollar". The
mint mark "D" or "S" appears above the top of
the bell (below E in STATES). The "Bugs Bunny" variety is the result
of a die clash, which results in what appears to be two protruding
teeth from Franklin's mouth. While most common in 1955, this die
clash is known in other dates as well. The type I reverse is
distinguished by the eagle having four full feathers on the wing
closest the
bell, whereas the type II reverse eagle has three full feathers.
John Ray Sinnock (July 08, 1888 – May 14, 1947) was the eighth Chief
Engraver of the United States Mint from 1925 to 1947.
Benjamin Franklin FRS, FRSE
(January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 06, 1705 – April 17, 1790) was one
of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a
renowned polymath and a leading author, printer, political theorist,
politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic
activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major
figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for
his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor,
he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove,
among other inventions. He facilitated many civic organizations,
including Philadelphia's fire department and the University of
Pennsylvania, an Ivy League institution. Franklin earned the title
of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning
for colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London
for several colonies. As the first United States Ambassador to
France, he exemplified the emerging American nation. He was Speaker
of the Pennsylvania Assembly (May 1764 – October 1764), 1st United
States Postmaster General (July 26, 1775 – November 07, 1776), 1st
United States Minister to France (September 14, 1778 – May 17, 1785)
and 1st United States Minister to Sweden (September 28, 1782 – April
03, 1783). Franklin suffered from obesity throughout his middle-aged
and later years, which resulted in multiple health problems,
particularly gout, which worsened as he aged. In poor health during
the signing of the US Constitution in 1787, he was rarely seen in
public from then until his death. Benjamin Franklin died from
pleuritic attack (Pleurisy) at his home in Philadelphia on April 17,
1790, at age 84.
Liberty Bell:
The Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol of American independence,
located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formerly placed in the
steeple of the Pennsylvania State House (now renamed Independence
Hall), the bell today is located in the Liberty Bell Center in
Independence National Historical Park. The bell was commissioned in
1752 by the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly from the London firm of
Lester and Pack (known subsequently as the Whitechapel Bell
Foundry), and was cast with the lettering "Proclaim LIBERTY
Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof," a
Biblical reference from the Book of Leviticus (25:10). The bell
first cracked when rung after its arrival in Philadelphia, and was
twice recast by local workmen John Pass and John Stow, whose last
names appear on the bell. In its early years the bell was used to
summon lawmakers to legislative sessions and to alert citizens about
public meetings and proclamations. The inscription on the bell is:
PROCLAIM LIBERTY
Throughout
all the Land unto all the
Inhabitants Thereof Lev. XXV. v X.
By Order of the
ASSEMBLY of the Province
of PENSYLVANIA
for the State House in PhiladA
Pass and Stow
Philada
MDCCLIII
At the time, "Pensylvania" was an accepted alternative spelling for
"Pennsylvania." That spelling was used by Alexander Hamilton, a
graduate of King's College (now Columbia University), in 1787 on the
signature page of the United States Constitution. |
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