May 4, 2018 -
Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower was born October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1915, he carved out a distinguished military career that included commanding the Allied Forces that landed in...
May 4, 2018 -
Warren Gamaliel Harding was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, in 1865. He attended Iberia College, later renamed Ohio Central College, and became a newspaper publisher, teacher and insurance salesman. Before becoming President, he served as an Ohio state senator, Ohio...
January 8, 2021 -
In 2004 and 2005, the U.S. Mint commemorated the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition with the Westward Journey Nickel Series. The Ocean in View Nickel is the last of four coins in the series....
May 4, 2018 -
Herbert Clark Hoover was born in West Branch, Iowa, in 1874 and grew up in Oregon. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 1895 and became a mining engineer. He held government positions as a public administrator, food...
May 4, 2018 -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York, in 1882. He graduated from Harvard and attended Columbia University law school, becoming a lawyer and banker. He served as a New York state senator and governor and assistant secretary...
May 4, 2018 -
John Calvin Coolidge was born in Plymouth, Vermont, on July 4, 1872. He graduated from Amherst College with honors, entering the legal profession in Northampton, Massachusetts. He built an illustrious political career prior to becoming President upon the death of...
January 8, 2021 -
In 2004 and 2005, the U.S. Mint commemorated the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition with the Westward Journey Nickel Series. The American Bison Nickel is the third of four coins in the series. The...
May 4, 2018 -
Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia, in 1856. He became a professor of political science and was appointed president of Princeton University in 1902. He was elected governor of New Jersey in 1910 and President of the U.S. just...
May 4, 2018 -
William McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, in 1843. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years and two terms as governor of Ohio before becoming President in 1897. He served one full term and was re-elected...
January 8, 2021 -
In 2004 and 2005, the U.S. Mint commemorated the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition with the Westward Journey Nickel Series. The Keelboat Nickel is the second of four coins in the series. The obverse...
