It depends on what you mean by the "first". The first known coins were Lydian, and made from electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of silver and gold that was further alloyed with added silver and copper. The first US Coins were Half Cents & Cents made from solid copper.
The first coins made by the US Mint was in 1793.
US coins were first struck by the US mint located at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1793.
Egypt, about 2000 BC
The first US nickel was made in 1866 and the first US coins were made in 1793, look at the coin again and post new question.
yes there were coins made in the past there are some that were made in 1910
Bronze
Electrum.
The first coins made by the US Mint was in 1793.
US coins were first struck by the US mint located at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1793.
The Phoenicians and the Lydains.
Egypt, about 2000 BC
The earliest coins were made in 700-600 BC and were made out of Electrum which is a naturally occurring mix of both gold and silver. The first pure gold coins were made in about 560 BC.
US coins are not engraved, they are made with dies. The first was in 1796.
Oxen or Mules.
In the United Kingdom the first 1p coins were in 1971
The first Canadian coins were made for the Province of Canada (now Ontario and Quebec) in 1858. They were produced up until Canadian Confederation. The first coins made for the Dominion of Canada were made starting in 1870.
They were made in carthage by the Phoenicians and Lydains.