In practice, the Coinage Act defined the dollar at approximately a 20th of an ounce in gold, and it held that value until President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s default in 1934. The dollar has since ...

History of the penny The United States' one-cent coin was one of the first coins produced by the U.S. Mint following the Coinage Act of 1792. The act was passed in an effort to standardize ...

Auction records from Heritage Auctions show a dime minted in 1873 sold in 2023 for $3.6 million, the largest price paid for a 10-cent piece on the company’s website. This dime was part of a group ...

The U.S. has been producing dimes for more than 200 years, thanks to the Coinage Act of 1792. Multiple iterations of dimes have been minted throughout the years.

The rare bronze coin engraved in Hebrew with 'For the Redemption of Zion' was found near the southwest corner of the Temple Mount in the Jerusalem Archaeological Garden – Davidson Center.

The first Best of the Mint Coin and Medal set will include a 1916-dated Winged Liberty Head tenth-ounce .9999 fine gold dime ...

Although the Royal Charter of the Colony of Virginia in 1609 granted the authority to mint coins, the power was never used ...

The same coin went for $1.035 million in 2005. Dimes — or “dismes,” as they were referred to at the time — produced in 1792 have also sold for eye-popping prices at auction.

Olympic treasure trove unveiled—dive into the history of U.S. Mint Olympic coins as Congress readies approval of legislation ...

The U.S. has been producing dimes for more than 200 years, thanks to the Coinage Act of 1792. Multiple iterations of dimes have been minted throughout the years.

The same coin went for $1.035 million in 2005. Dimes — or “dismes,” as they were referred to at the time — produced in 1792 have also sold for eye-popping prices at auction.