Your Daily Facts about US Coins
The smallest monetary denomination coin ever issued in the U.S. was the half cent, minted from 1793 through 1857. The Booker T. Washington Memorial Half Dollar was the first coin to feature a portrait of an African-American. It was minted from 1946 to 1951. Calvin Coolidge was the first and only President to have his portrait appear on a coin minted while he was still alive. Since gaining independence, the U.S. has minted coins in denominations that today may seem odd. For example,
