March 5, 2020 -
The coins were authorized to commemorate the millennium of the New World’s discovery by the Viking Leif Ericson. Leif Ericson, the oldest son of Eric the Red, became the first European to set foot on North America after he outfitted...
May 4, 2018 -
William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati in 1857. He was appointed as a federal circuit judge at the age of 34, served as civil administrator in the Philippines under President McKinley, and later as President Roosevelt’s Secretary of War....
November 2, 2016 -
Availability For Purchase The coin was available for purchase July 16, 1999, through July 15, 2000. What Coin Commemorates The coin was authorized to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the establishment of Yellowstone, the country’s first national park. Yellowstone Park...
May 4, 2018 -
Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City in 1858. He was lieutenant colonel of the Rough Riders Regiment during the Spanish-American War and was elected governor of New York in 1898. He became President upon the death of William...
November 10, 2016 -
Sales Period The coin was available for purchase from the U.S. Mint from January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999. Commemoration The coin was authorized to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of First Lady Dolley Madison. Dolley Madison’s...
November 3, 2016 -
Availability For Purchase The coin was available for purchase from the U.S. Mint from February 13, 1998, through December 31, 1998. What Coin Commemorates The coin was authorized to honor the black Revolutionary War patriots and the 275th anniversary of...
May 7, 2018 -
The first Democrat elected after the Civil War, Grover Cleveland was the only President to leave the White House and return for a second term four years later. One of nine children of a Presbyterian minister, Cleveland was born in...
May 7, 2018 -
The first Democratic candidate elected after the Civil War, Grover Cleveland was the only President to leave the White House and return for a second term four years later. One of nine children of a Presbyterian minister, Cleveland was born...
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 Louisiana Purchase/Peace Medal Nickel is the first of four coins in the series....
November 2, 2016 -
Sales Period The coin was available for purchase from the U.S. Mint from January 2, 1998, through December 31, 1998. Commemoration The coin was authorized to commemorate the life and work of Robert F. Kennedy, former Senator and Attorney General...
