1794 was the first Federal issue silver coin, a Dollar.
1794 was the first Federal issue silver coin, a Dollar.
1947 is the first year for Mint Sets.
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The first coins made by the US Mint was in 1793.
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The first US nickels (5-cent coins) were minted in 1866. The first Canadian nickels were minted in 1922.
making gold coins
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If you mean U.S. coins? The Philadelphia Mint started making coins in 1793, they were cents and half-cents. The first One Dollar coin was made in 1794.
In 1933, The U.S. mint stopped making gold coins for use in daily commerce. But in 1999, they made American Eagle coins, this time not for the public, but for people who will buy them either as collectors or as investors.
In 1964, the US mint was making coins primarily at two sites, Philadelphia and Denver. To distinguish the coins, the Denver coins had a D under the date. The Philadelphia coins had no mint mark.
Coins have been used in North America ever since European explorers first settled the continent. If the question is supposed to be about when the US started making its own coins, then the answer is 1793.