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{{Short description|Commemorative coins of the United States}}
The [[United States Mint]] has minted numerous [[commemorative coins]] to commemorate persons, places, events, and institutions since 1848.  Many of these coins are not intended for general circulation, but are still legal tender.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/commemorative-coins|title=Commemorative Coin Programs {{!}} U.S. Mint|website=www.usmint.gov|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606052044/https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/commemorative-coins|archive-date=2019-06-06|url-status=live}}</ref>  The mint also produces commemorative medals, which are similar to coins but do not have a face value, and therefore are not legal tender.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/medals|title=Medals {{!}} U.S. Mint|website=www.usmint.gov|access-date=2019-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704211430/https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/medals|archive-date=2019-07-04|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

=== Early commemoratives ===
The earliest commemorative coin minted by the US Mint was the 1848 "CAL" [[quarter eagle]], which commemorated the finding of [[gold]] in [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=454&Lot_No=3091 |title=1848 $2½ CAL. MS68 NGC Liberty Quarter Eagles |publisher=Coins.ha.com |access-date=2010-12-20}}</ref>  These coins were standard quarter eagles that were modified by punching ''CAL.'' onto the reverse above the eagle.

Most standard US commemorative coin lists begin with the 1892 [[Columbian half dollar]] commemorating the 400th anniversary of [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]]' voyage to America.  The following year, the [[Columbian Exposition quarter dollar]] featuring [[Isabella I of Castile|Queen Isabella]] of [[Spain]] was issued.<ref name="usmint1">{{cite web |url=http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/commemoratives/index.cfm?action=premodern |title=The United States Mint · Mint Programs |publisher=Usmint.gov |access-date=2010-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922054230/http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/commemoratives/index.cfm?action=premodern |archive-date=2010-09-22 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1915, the mint issued the [[Panama–Pacific commemorative coins|Panama–Pacific half union]], which had a face value of $50.  This was the first time a commemorative coin was produced in a denomination that was not issued for circulation (a [[half union]] coin was proposed, but was never released into circulation).  The coin was offered in both round and octagonal versions, the latter being the only US coin that is not round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earlycommemorativecoins.com/1915-panama-pacific-exposition-50-gold/|title=1915 Panama Pacific Exposition $50 Gold Coin Commemorative Coin|date=4 September 2010|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607003318/https://earlycommemorativecoins.com/1915-panama-pacific-exposition-50-gold/|archive-date=2019-06-07|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1925, a commemorative 50-cent coin was released that showed [[Robert E. Lee]] and [[Stonewall Jackson]].  Money raised from the sale of the coins was combined with money raised by the [[United Daughters of the Confederacy]] and the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Association in order to fund the carving of a Confederate monument at [[Stone Mountain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmint.gov/historianscorner/index.cfm?action=DocDL&doc=leg208.doc|title=History - U.S. Mint|website=www.usmint.gov|access-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605112526/http://www.usmint.gov/historianscorner/index.cfm?action=DocDL&doc=leg208.doc|archive-date=5 June 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 1926 [[United States Sesquicentennial coinage|United States Sesquicentennial half dollar]] was the second United States coin to feature a living person at the time of its minting.  The obverse of the coin featured busts of [[George Washington]] and [[Calvin Coolidge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earlycommemorativecoins.com/1926-sesquicentennial-of-american-independence-half-dollar/|title=1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Half Dollar Commemorative Coin|date=15 November 2010|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607003336/https://earlycommemorativecoins.com/1926-sesquicentennial-of-american-independence-half-dollar/|archive-date=2019-06-07|url-status=live}}</ref>  (The first was the 1921 [[Alabama Centennial half dollar]], which showed a bust of then-Governor [[Thomas Kilby]].)  Coolidge remains the only president depicted on coinage during his lifetime.

Starting in the 1930s, the US Mint was criticized for issuing commemorative coins of dubious recognition and seemingly endless mint runs (the [[Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar|Oregon Trail Memorial]] 50-cent piece was minted 8 years during a 14-year span).  Multiple unrelated commemoratives also were minted in many years, diminishing the significance of commemorative issues. In 1936 alone 19 commemorative half dollars were minted, not including two half dollars that were dated 1936 but were actually minted the following year.  Three commemorative half dollars were proposed for issue in 1954, but all were vetoed by president [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] due to the lack of interest expressed by collectors, and the period of early commemoratives ended that year with the 1954 [[Carver-Washington half dollar]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2zVAwAAQBAJ&q=eisenhower%20veto%20february%203%201954&pg=PA236|title=Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954|last=D|first=Eisenhower, Dwight|date=1960-01-01|publisher=Best Books on|isbn=9781623768287|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earlycommemorativecoins.com/1951-1954-george-washington-carver-half-dollar/|title=1951-1954 George Washington Carver Half Dollar Commemorative Coin|date=14 October 2011|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523224226/https://earlycommemorativecoins.com/1951-1954-george-washington-carver-half-dollar/|archive-date=2019-05-23|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Modern commemoratives ===
In 1982, the US Mint resumed its commemorative coin program with the [[George Washington 250th Anniversary half dollar]].  Unlike the original commemoratives, only a few coins are released each year and are more popular with collectors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://moderncommemoratives.com/|title=Modern Commemoratives {{!}} United States Mint Commemorative Coins|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503191315/https://moderncommemoratives.com/|archive-date=2019-05-03|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[2000 Library of Congress bimetallic ten dollar coin|Library of Congress eagle]] of 2000 was the first [[bi-metallic coin]] issued by the US Mint.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://moderncommemoratives.com/2000-library-of-congress-10-bimetallic-gold-and-platinum/|title=2000 Library of Congress $10 Bimetallic Gold and Platinum|date=25 February 2010|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504172741/https://moderncommemoratives.com/2000-library-of-congress-10-bimetallic-gold-and-platinum/|archive-date=2019-05-04|url-status=live}}</ref>  Later that year, the mint released a 1,000 [[Icelandic króna]] coin [[Leif Ericson Millennium commemorative coins|commemorating the 1,000th anniversary of Leif Ericson's discovery of the Americas]].  This coin was struck on the same [[planchet]] as the silver dollar that also commemorated the event.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://moderncommemoratives.com/2000-leif-ericson-silver-dollar/|title=2000 Leif Ericson Silver Dollar|date=28 February 2010|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504172731/https://moderncommemoratives.com/2000-leif-ericson-silver-dollar/|archive-date=2019-05-04|url-status=live}}</ref>

The year 2017 marked the 225th anniversary of the US Mint.  Although no traditional commemorative coins were issued for the occasion, the mint did produce a [[American Liberty 225th Anniversary gold union|$100 coin]], a special uncirculated [[United States Mint Set|mint set]] featuring coins with an "enhanced" finish, and a circulating penny featuring the [[Philadelphia Mint|''P'' mint mark]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/american-liberty-225th-anniversary|title=American Liberty 225th Anniversary Coin {{!}} U.S. Mint|website=www.usmint.gov|access-date=2019-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606165934/https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/american-liberty-225th-anniversary|archive-date=2019-06-06|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.usmint.gov/225th-anniversary-enhanced-uncirculated-coin-set-17XC.html|title=225th Anniversary Enhanced Uncirculated Coin Set|website=United States Mint|language=en|access-date=2019-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607134400/https://catalog.usmint.gov/225th-anniversary-enhanced-uncirculated-coin-set-17XC.html|archive-date=2019-06-07|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://coinweek.com/us-mint-news/philadelphia-mint-quietly-releases-2017-p-lincoln-cent/|title=Philadelphia Mint Quietly Releases 2017-P Lincoln Cent|last=McMorrow-Hernandez|first=Joshua|date=2017-01-16|website=CoinWeek|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607134356/https://coinweek.com/us-mint-news/philadelphia-mint-quietly-releases-2017-p-lincoln-cent/|archive-date=2019-06-07|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Collecting==
Modern numismatists have devised several ways to collect the vast series of commemorative issues from the Mint. One of the most popular is to assemble a "type set" of issues, or one of each different issue minted.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bowers |first1=Q. David |title=A Guide Book of United States Commemorative Coins |date=2008 |publisher=Whitman Publishing |location=Atlanta, Georgia |pages=34-36}}</ref> (For example, though the Oregon Trail half dollars were minted over a period of 14 years, only one issue is needed for a type collection). This allows collectors to avoid the rare varieties such as the Alabama Centennial half dollar with 2x2 mark and Grant "With Star" variety half dollar.

Still others attempt to assembly a full set of each date, mint mark, and finish of coins, totaling 144 for the classic commemorative series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silver Commemoratives 144 Piece Mintmark & Variety Set, Circulation Strikes (1892-1954) |url=https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/commemoratives/commemoratives-major-sets/silver-commemoratives-144-piece-mintmark-variety-set-circulation-strikes-1892-1954/105 |website=pcgs.com |publisher=Collectors Universe, Inc. |access-date=12 October 2025}}</ref>

In 1983, a group of collectors formed the '''Society of U.S. Commemorative Coins'''. The group published a quarterly journal and conducted meetings at many of the major coin conventions around the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Commemorative Trail |url=https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/556709?page=2 |website=nnp.wustl.edu |publisher=EPNNES & Washington University in St. Louis |access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref> The group disbanded in the early 2010s.

== Circulating commemorative coins ==
[[File:1976 Bicentennial Quarter Rev.png|thumb|Reverse of the [[United States Bicentennial quarter]]]]
Circulating commemorative coins have been somewhat more unusual in the United States.  These are coins that are minted to commemorate a particular person, place, event, or institution, but are intended to enter general circulation.

All [[United States Bicentennial coinage|US Bicentennial commemoratives]] were dated 1776–1976, despite being produced throughout 1975–76.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://washingtonquarters.org/1976-washington-quarter/|title=1976 Washington Quarter|date=13 February 2010|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607134357/https://washingtonquarters.org/1976-washington-quarter/|archive-date=2019-06-07|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Dollar coins ===

The first commemorative coin of the United States made specifically as a circulation issue was the 1921 [[Peace dollar]].  The coin was originally intended to be produced for one year to commemorate the end of [[World War I]], although the design proved popular and continued to be produced until silver dollar production ended in 1935.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgs.com/news/why-does-the-peace-dollar-have-a-ivi-in-the|title=Why Does the Peace Dollar Have a V in the Word Trust?|website=PCGS|access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref>

In 1975 and 1976, the [[Eisenhower dollar]] was issued for circulation, among other commemorative coins in those years.

The [[Susan B. Anthony dollar]] was minted from 1979 to 1981, and then again in 1999.

The [[Dolley Madison silver dollar]] was available to buy in 1999, made to commemorate the 150th anniversary of [[Dolley Madison]]’s death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/commemorative-coins/dolley-madison-silver|title=Dolley Madison Commemorative Silver Dollar &#124; U.S. Mint|website=United States Mint}}</ref>

The [[Presidential $1 Coin Program|presidential dollar coins]], the first of which was released in 2007, commemorate deceased [[President of the United States|presidents of the United States]]. While the program ended in 2016 when the last eligible president, [[Ronald Reagan]], was commemorated, a [[George H. W. Bush]] coin was released in 2020.

2009 saw the release of the first [[Native American dollar|Native American dollar coin]], to  depict "images celebrating the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and the history of the United States."<ref name="nativeamericanact">[http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/nativeamerican/Legislation.pdf Public Law 110-82 – September 20, 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123033815/http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/nativeamerican/Legislation.pdf |date=November 23, 2015 }}. United States Mint. Retrieved January 28, 2011</ref> The act also called for the removal of the date from the obverse and "<small>[[E PLURIBUS UNUM]]</small>" from the reverse of the coin, opting instead to add them to the edge.<ref name="nativeamericanact"/>

In 2018, the [[American Innovation $1 Coin Program]] was launched. The program will run from 2019 to 2032, commemorating an inventor or an invention from each state and [[Territories of the United States|six territories]].  An introductory coin was released in 2018.  These coins do not circulate as of 2019, as no dollar coins have been minted for circulation since 2012 due to a lack of demand. Should there be a need for more dollar coins before 2032, however, some American Innovation dollars may enter circulation.

=== Half dollars ===

Several issues of commemorative [[Half dollar (United States coin)|half dollar]]s were released into circulation to initially poor sales. The next planned circulating commemorative coin was a half dollar to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of [[George Washington]].  The coin was to have been struck for one year only in 1932, however, no circulating half dollars were struck from 1930 until 1934 due to a lack of demand caused by the [[Great Depression]].<ref name=":0">Bowers 2006</ref>  The anniversary was instead commemorated with the [[Washington quarter]], which, like the Peace dollar, later became a [[regular issue coinage|regular issue coin]].

The [[Kennedy half dollar]], first released in March 1964 as a memorial to the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassinated]] 35th [[president of the United States]] [[John F. Kennedy]], became hoarded by collectors, and those interested in a memento of the late president, and for the silver content of the coin, and were seldom seen in circulation despite increased production and periodic decrease of silver content. A special design for the reverse of the half dollar was issued for the [[United States Bicentennial]], struck. Production of the circulating coin was then ended in 2001, but in 2021 began again to be produced for general circulation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gilkes |first1=Paul |title=2021-P Kennedy half dollars now being found in circulation |url=https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2021-p-kennedy-half-dollars-now-being-found-in-circulation |website=Coin World |publisher=Amos Media Company |access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref>

=== Quarters ===

In 1975 and 1976, the [[Washington quarter]] was issued and circulated to commemorate the [[United States Bicentennial]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://washingtonquarters.org/1976-washington-quarter/|title=1976 Washington Quarter|date=13 February 2010|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607134357/https://washingtonquarters.org/1976-washington-quarter/|archive-date=2019-06-07|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1999, the [[State Quarters]] program began circulating five different commemoratives each year with reverses for each of the 50 States in the order of their admission to the Union.  In 2009, [[District of Columbia and United States Territories Quarters|six quarters]] commemorating the District of Columbia, two commonwealths, and three territories were issued.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmint.gov/consumer/?action=designPolicy#Act |title=The United States Mint Coins and Medals Program |publisher=Usmint.gov |access-date=2010-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226095815/http://www.usmint.gov/consumer/?action=designPolicy#Act |archive-date=2010-12-26 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/ |title=The United States Mint · About The Mint |publisher=Usmint.gov |date=2010-03-23 |access-date=2010-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218113425/http://www.usmint.gov/mint%5Fprograms/50sq%5Fprogram/ |archive-date=2010-12-18 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Beginning in 2010 and continuing through 2021, a series of quarters, the [[America the Beautiful Quarters]], was issued to recognize America's [[National Parks]], with five quarters issued per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americathebeautifulquarters.gov//|title=United States Mint|publisher=America the Beautiful Quarters|access-date=2010-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227213130/http://www.americathebeautifulquarters.gov/|archive-date=2010-12-27|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[American Women quarters]] program, authorized by the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, sponsored by Representatives Barbara Lee and Anthony Gonzalez,<ref>{{Cite web|title=As Part of Women's History Month, Reps. Lee & Gonzalez Lead Bipartisan Effort to Issue Quarters Honoring Prominent American Women {{!}} Barbara Lee - Congresswoman for the 13th District of California|url=https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/as-part-of-womens-history-month-reps-lee-and-gonzalez-lead-bipartisan-effort-to-issue-quarters-honoring-prominent-american-women|access-date=2021-01-16|website=lee.house.gov|language=en|archive-date=2020-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209214135/https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/as-part-of-womens-history-month-reps-lee-and-gonzalez-lead-bipartisan-effort-to-issue-quarters-honoring-prominent-american-women|url-status=dead}}</ref> will comprise a series featuring notable women in U.S. history, commemorating the centennial of the [[Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]].<ref name=":0b">{{Cite web|title=Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 signed by president|url=https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/circulating-collectible-coin-redesign-act-of-2020-signed-by-president-trump|access-date=2021-01-16|website=CoinWorld|language=en}}</ref> The [[United States Mint]] will issue up to five designs each year from 2022 to 2025 for up to 20 total designs. One woman will be honored on the [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]] of each coin, selected for "contributions to the United States in a wide spectrum of accomplishments and fields, including but not limited to suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and arts."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Barbara|date=2021-01-13|title=Text - H.R.1923 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1923/text/enr|access-date=2021-01-16|website=congress.gov}}</ref> The obverse will depict [[George Washington]] with a 1932 design from [[Laura Gardin Fraser]]. The design was previously used for the [[George Washington half eagle]] issued in 1999, the 200th anniversary of George Washington's death.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Gilkes |first1=Paul |date=2021-04-23 |title=Fraser portrait to finally debut on quarter in 2022 |url=https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/fraser-portrait-to-finally-debut-on-quarter-in-2022 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=CoinWorld |language=en-US}}</ref> Honorees for 2022<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|date=2021-06-17|title=Notable Women Will Be Honored On U.S. Quarters|language=en|publisher=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/06/17/1007985591/notable-women-will-be-honored-on-u-s-quarters|access-date=2021-09-24}}</ref> are:[[Maya Angelou]] - January 2022,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/newly-minted-maya-angelou-quarters-enter-circulation-and-make-history-180979398/ | title=Newly Minted Maya Angelou Quarters Enter Circulation and Make History }}</ref> [[Sally Ride]] - March 2022,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iflscience.com/space/us-quarter-honoring-astronaut-dr-sally-ride-is-finally-in-circulation/ | title=US Quarter Honoring Astronaut Dr Sally Ride is Finally in Circulation }}</ref> [[Wilma Mankiller]] - June 2022,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/wilma-mankiller-quarters-released-to-eager-public | title=Wilma Mankiller quarters released to eager public }}</ref> [[Adelina Otero-Warren]], and [[Anna May Wong]].

=== Nickels ===

In 2004–2005 the mint issued four commemorative [[Westward Journey Nickel Series|Westward Journey nickel]]s, celebrating the 200th anniversaries of the [[Louisiana Purchase]] and the [[Corps of Discovery]].

=== One cent coins ===

In 2009, four commemorative one cent pieces were issued to mark the bicentennial of the birth of [[Abraham Lincoln]].

== Specifications of traditional commemorative coins ==

=== Quarter (25¢) ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Composition
!Diameter
!Total weight
!Years minted
! colspan="2" |Example
|-{{coin-silver-color}}
|Ag 90%, Cu 10%
|24.3&nbsp;mm (0.957&nbsp;in)
|6.25 g
|1893
|[[File:Columbian exposition quarter dollar commemorative obverse.jpg|alt=|110x110px]]
|[[File:Columbian exposition quarter dollar commemorative reverse.jpg|alt=|110x110px]]
|}

=== Half dollar (50¢) ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Composition
!Diameter
!Total weight
!Years minted
!Example
|-{{coin-silver-color}}
|[[Silver|Ag]] 90%, [[Copper|Cu]] 10%
| rowspan="3" |30.61&nbsp;mm (1.205&nbsp;in)
|12.50 g
|1892–1954, 1982, 1993
|[[File:Booker t washington half dollar 1946.jpg|220x220px]]
|-{{coin-silver-color}}
|rowspan="2"|Cu 92%, [[Nickel|Ni]] 8%
|rowspan="2"|11.34 g
|1986–present
|[[File:1995 Centennial Olympics Baseball Uncirculated Half Dollar.jpg|alt=|220x220px]]
|-{{coin-silver-color}}
|2014, 2019, 2020
|
|}

=== Dollar ($1) ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Composition
!Diameter
!Total weight
!Years minted
! colspan="2" |Example
|-{{coin-silver-color}}
|Ag 90%, Cu 10%
|38.1&nbsp;mm (1.500&nbsp;in)
|26.73 g
|1900, 1983–2018
| colspan="2" |[[File:2001buffalo.JPG|alt=|220x220px]]
|-{{coin-yellow-color}}
|90% [[Gold|Au]], 10% Cu
|15.0&nbsp;mm (0.590&nbsp;in)
|1.672 g
|1903–1922
|[[File:Louisiana Purchase Jefferson dollar obverse.jpg|alt=|110x110px]]
|[[File:Louisiana Purchase Jefferson dollar reverse.jpg|alt=|110x110px]]
|-{{coin-silver-color}}
| rowspan="2" |Ag 99.9%
|38.1&nbsp;mm (1.500&nbsp;in)
|26.73 g
|2019–present
|
|
|-{{coin-silver-color}}
|76.2&nbsp;mm (3.000&nbsp;in)
|155.517g
|2019, 2020
|
|
|}

=== Quarter eagle ($2.50) ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Composition
!Diameter
!Total weight
!Years minted
!Example
|-{{coin-yellow-color}}
|Au 90%, Cu 10%
|18.0&nbsp;mm (0.709&nbsp;in)
|4.18 g
|1848, 1915, 1926
|[[File:1926 $2 1-2 Sesquicentennial.jpg|alt=|220x220px]]
|}

=== Half eagle ($5) ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Composition
!Diameter
!Total weight
!Years minted
!Example
|-{{coin-yellow-color}}
|Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4%
|21.59&nbsp;mm (0.850&nbsp;in)
|8.359 g<ref>Public Law 99-582 October 29, 1986</ref>
|1986–present
|
|-bgcolor="#FFB6C1"
|Au 85%, Cu 14.8%, [[Zinc|Zn]] .2%
|21.59&nbsp;mm (0.850&nbsp;in)
|7.931 g
|2018
|
|}

=== Eagle ($10) ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Composition
!Diameter
!Total weight
!Years minted
! colspan="2" |Example
|-{{coin-yellow-color}}
|Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4%
|26.92&nbsp;mm (1.060&nbsp;in)
|16.718 g
|1984, 2003
| colspan="2" |[[File:2003 Wright Brothers Proof Five Dollars.jpg|alt=|220x220px]]
|-
| {{coin-yellow-color}} |Au 48%, [[Platinum|Pt]] 48%, Alloy 4%
| {{coin-silver-color}} |26.92&nbsp;mm (1.060&nbsp;in)
| {{coin-silver-color}} |16.259 g
| {{coin-silver-color}} |2000
| colspan="2" {{coin-yellow-color}} |[[File:2000 Library of Congress Proof Ten Dollars.jpg|alt=|220x220px]]
|-{{coin-yellow-color}}
|Au 99.99%
|26.49&nbsp;mm (1.043&nbsp;in)
|14.175g
|2007-2016, 2020
|
|[[File:Alice_Paul-unc-rev.jpg|alt=|110x110px]]
|}

=== Half union ($50) ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Composition
!Diameter
!Total weight
!Years minted
!Example
|-{{coin-yellow-color}}
|rowspan = "2"|Au 90%, Cu 10%
|50.8&nbsp;mm (2.000&nbsp;in)
|83.55 g
|rowspan = "2"| 1915
|[[File:1915-S $50 Panama-Pacific 50 Dollar Round.jpg|alt=|220x220px]]
|-{{coin-yellow-color}}
|44.9&nbsp;mm (1.77&nbsp;in)
|75.54 g
|[[File:1915-S_$50_Panama-Pacific_50_Dollar_Octagonal.jpg|alt=|220x220px]]
|}

==See also==
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*[[United States Bicentennial coinage]]
*[[50 State Quarters]]
*[[District of Columbia and United States Territories Quarters]]
*[[America the Beautiful Quarters]]
*[[Presidential $1 Coin Program]]
*[[American Innovation $1 Coin Program]]
*Commemorative coins and medals by decade
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1800s)|1800s]]
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1900s)|1900s]]
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1910s)|1910s]]
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1920s)|1920s]]
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1930s)|1930s]]
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1940s)|1940s]]
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1950s)|1950s]]
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1970s)|1970s]]
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1980s)|1980s]]
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1990s)|1990s]]
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (2000s)|2000s]]
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (2010s)|2010s]]
**[[List of United States commemorative coins and medals (2020s)|2020s]]

==References==
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=== Bibliography ===

* {{cite book|title=A Guide Book of Washington and State Quarters|last=Bowers|first=Q. David|publisher=Whitman Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7948-2059-6|location=Atlanta, Ga.}}

==External links==
* [http://www.coincommunity.com/commemorative_histories/ Complete histories of over 50 US Commemoratives.]

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