USA Coinage: 1913 - 1920
under President: Woodrow Thomas Wilson
 
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 03, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from March 04, 1913 to March 04, 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910 and then ran and was elected as a progressive Democrat to the office of Governor of New Jersey. Wilson's victory in the 1912 presidential election made him the first Southerner elected to the presidency since Zachary Taylor in 1848. He also led the United States during World War I, establishing an activist foreign policy known as "Wilsonianism." He was a major leader at the Paris [Versailles] Peace Conference in 1919, where he championed the proposed League of Nations. However, he was unable to obtain Senate approval for U.S. membership. After he suffered debilitating strokes in September 1919, his wife and staff members handled most of his presidential duties.
The United States presidential election of 1912 was the 32nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1912. The election was a rare four-way contest. Incumbent President William Howard Taft was renominated by the Republican Party with the support of its conservative wing. After former President Theodore Roosevelt failed to receive the Republican nomination, he called his own convention and created the Progressive Party (nicknamed the “Bull Moose Party”). It nominated Roosevelt and ran candidates for other offices in major states. Democrat Woodrow Wilson was finally nominated on the 46th ballot of a contentious convention, thanks to the support of William Jennings Bryan, the three-time Democratic presidential candidate who still had a large and loyal following in 1912. Meanwhile, the Socialist Party of America renominated its perennial standard-bearer, Eugene V. Debs. It is the last election in which a former, or incumbent, President (Roosevelt) ran for the office without being nominated as either a Democrat or Republican. It is also the last election in which an incumbent president running for re-election (Taft) failed to finish either first or second in the popular vote count.
Wilson won the election, gaining a large majority in the Electoral College and winning 42% of the popular vote, while Roosevelt won 27%, Taft 23% and Debs 6%. Wilson became the only elected president from the Democratic Party between 1896 and 1932, and the second of only two Democrats to be elected president between 1860 and 1932. This was the last election in which a candidate who was not a Republican or Democrat came second in either the popular vote or the Electoral College, and the first election in which all current 48 states of the contiguous United States participated. This was also the last election in which more than one nominee had previously been elected president.
The United States presidential election of 1916 was the 33rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1916. Incumbent President Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic candidate, was pitted against Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate. After a hard-fought contest, Wilson defeated Hughes by nearly 600,000 votes in the popular vote and secured a narrow majority in the Electoral College by winning several swing states with razor-thin margins. Wilson's re-election marked the first time that a Democratic Party candidate had won two consecutive Presidential elections since Andrew Jackson won re-election in the 1832 election. This was the last election before the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote.
On November 10, 1923, Wilson made a short Armistice Day radio speech from the library of his home, his last national address. The following day he spoke briefly from the front steps to more than 20,000 well wishers gathered outside the house. On February 03, 1924, Wilson died at home of a stroke and other heart-related problems at age 67. He was interred in a sarcophagus in Washington National Cathedral and is the only president interred in the nation's capital. Mrs. Wilson stayed in the home another 37 years, dying there at age 89 on December 28, 1961, which was Woodrow's birthday and the day she was to be the guest of honor at the opening of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge across the Potomac River near Washington.
 
 
Currency: Dollar = 100 cents
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.

 
1913
 

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1913. Weight: 3.04 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.
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: 76,532,352 + 2,983 Matte Proof. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1913S. 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. "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: 6,101,000. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).
 
1915
 

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1915. Weight: 3.09 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.
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: 29,092,120 + 1,050 Matte Proof. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1915D. Weight: 3.09 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. "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: 22,050,000. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).
 
1916
 

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1916. 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.
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: 131,833,677 + 600 Matte Proof. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).
 
1917
 

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1917. Weight: 3.15 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.
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: 146,801,218 + 4,118 Matte Proof. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1917D. 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. "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: 55,120,000. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1917S. 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. "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: 32,620,000. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).

KM#134 5 cents (Nickel). Year: 1917. Weight: 4.92 g [5.00 g]. Metal: Copper-Nickel. Diameter: 21.20 mm. Edge: Plain. Alignment: Coin. Mint: Philadelphia, USA. Obverse: Male Native American facing right - composite profile of Iron Tail (an Oglala Sioux chief), Two Moons (a Cheyenne chief) and Big Tree (a Kiowa chief) in the center. "LIBERTY" written at the top right side clockwise. Date at the bottom left side. Designer’s initial “F” is below the Date. No mint mark belongs to Philadelphia, USA.

Reverse: "UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA" written at the top. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" written at the top right side in three lines. American Bison (commonly called Buffalo) standing facing left. " FIVE CENTS" written at the bottom. Mintage: 51,424,029 (including the 2 Feathers type). Mintage Years: 1913, 1913D, 1913S, 1914, 1914/3, 1914D, 1914/3D, 1914S, 1914/3S, 1915, 1915D, 1915S, 1916, 1916 2 Feathers (Doubled die obverse), 1916/16, 1916D, 1916S, 1917, 1917 2 Feathers (Doubled die obverse), 1917D, 1917S, 1917S 2 Feathers (Doubled die obverse), 1918, 1918/17D, 1918D, 1918 2 Feathers (Doubled die obverse), 1918S, 1919, 1919D, 1919S, 1920, 1920D, 1920S, 1921, 1921S, 1923, 1923S, 1924, 1924D, 1924S, 1925, 1925D, 1925S, 1926, 1926D, 1926S, 1927, 1927D, 1927S, 1928, 1928D, 1928S, 1929, 1929D, 1929S, 1930, 1930S, 1931S, 1934, 1934D, 1935, 1935 Double Die Reverse, 1935D Large D, 1935D Small D, 1935S, 1936, 1936 Brilliant, 1936D, 1936D 3-1/2 leg, 1936D/S, 1936S, 1937, 1937D, 1937D 3-legged, 1937S, 1938D, 1938D/D and 1938D/S. Engraver: James Earle Fraser (both sides).

Note: This coin is commonly known by coin collectors as "Buffalo Nickel with flat ground". The mint mark "D" or "S" is seen below the word "FIVE CENTS" at the bottom. In 1913 the reverse design was modified so the ground under the buffalo was represented as a line rather than a mound. The mound types of 1913 are referred as KM#133. On the 1937D 3-legged variety, the buffalo's right front leg is missing, the result of a damaged die. According to the legend, the buffalo used as a model for this coin was "Black Diamond" (1893-1915), a famous buffalo at the Central Park zoo in New York City. Fraser’s design accurately portrays a male Native American, and the obverse portrait was a composite of three chiefs who had posed for him years earlier. Keeping with the distinctly American theme, he depicted an American bison on the reverse. On March 04, 1913, coins from the first bag to go into circulation were presented to outgoing President Taft and 33 Indian chiefs at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the National Memorial to the North American Indian at Fort Wadsworth, New York.
 
1918
 

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1918. Weight: 3.06 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: 288,104,634. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1918D. Weight: 3.03 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: 47,830,000. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1918S. Weight: 3.04 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: 34,680,000. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).
 
1919
 

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1919. 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.
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: 392,021,000. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1919S. Weight: 3.07 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: 139,760,000. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).
 
1920
 

KM#132 1 cent. Year: 1920. 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: 310,165,000. Mintage Years: [see under 1909 VDB]. Engraver: Victor David Brenner (both sides).
 
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