Coins of the United States dollar
Coins in circulation

Coins of the United States dollar

Section Title: Coins in circulation
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Value	Image	Specifications	Description	Minted	Usage	Common Reference

Obverse	Reverse	Diameter	Thickness	Mass	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse

1¢	-	-	0.75 in (19.05 mm)	1.55 mm	1909-1942, 1944-1982 3.11 g (48.0 gr)	copper 95% tin/zinc 5%1	plain	Abraham Lincoln	Wheat	1909–1958	wide2	wheat cent, wheat penny

Lincoln Memorial	1959–2008	wide	cent, penny

see article: 2009 redesign	1982-present 2.50 g	Core: zinc 97.5% Plating: copper 2.5%1	Lincoln bicentennial designs	2009

Union shield	2010–present

5¢	-	-	0.835 in (21.209 mm)	1.95 mm	5 g (77.16 gr)	copper 75% nickel 25%3	plain	Thomas Jefferson (profile)	Monticello	1938–2003	wide	nickel

-	see article: Westward Journey nickel	Lewis & Clark bicentennial designs	2004–2005

-	-	Thomas Jefferson (portrait)	Monticello	2006–present

10¢	-	-	0.705 in (17.907 mm)	1.35 mm	2.268 g (35.00 gr)	copper 91.67% nickel 8.33%4	118 reeds	Franklin D. Roosevelt	torch, oak branch, olive branch	1946–present	wide	dime

25¢	-	-	0.955 in (24.257 mm)	1.75 mm	5.67 g (87.5 gr)	119 reeds	George Washington	Bald eagle	1932–1974, 1977–19985	wide	quarter

Bicentennial colonial military drummer	(1975) 19765

-	See article: 50 State Quarters	State Quarter Series	1999–2008

See article: D.C. and U.S. Territories Quarters	D.C. and U. S. Territories Quarters	2009

-	See article: America the Beautiful Quarters	America the Beautiful Quarters	2010–2021

50¢	-	-	1.205 in (30.607 mm)	2.15 mm	11.34 g (175.0 gr)	150 reeds	John F. Kennedy	Seal of the President of the United States surrounded by 50 stars	1964–1974, 1977–present5	limited6	half, half dollar, 50-cent piece

Independence Hall	(1975) 19765

$1	-	-	38.1 mm	2.58 mm	22.68 g (0.8 oz) (350 gr)	reeded	Dwight D. Eisenhower	Apollo 11 mission insignia	1971-1974, 1977-1978	Obsolete, but still legal tender	large dollar, "silver" dollar, Ike dollar

Liberty Bell superimposed over the Moon	1975-1976

-	-	26.50 mm	2.00 mm	8.10 g (125 gr)	reeded	Susan B. Anthony	Apollo 11 mission insignia	1979–1981, 19998	limited 6	SBA, Suzie B.

$1	-	-	1.043 in (26.492 mm)	2.00 mm	8.10 g (125 gr)	Core: 100% Cu Cladding: 77% Cu, 12% Zn, 7% Mn, 4% Ni Overall: 88.5% Cu, 6% Zn, 3.5% Mn, 2% Ni	plain	Sacagawea	Bald eagle in flight	2000–2008	limited7	dollar coin, gold(en) dollar, Sacajawea

see article: Native American $1 Coin Act	incused inscriptions	Native American Themes	2009–present

see article: Presidential $1 Coin Program7	-	Each deceased president	Statue of Liberty	2007–2016	dollar coin, gold(en) dollar

-	see article: American Innovation $1 Coin Program	Statue of Liberty	Various designs	2018–present

These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimeter. For table standards, see the coin specification table.

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The Quarter-Dollar, Half-Dollar, and Dollar coins of United States were issued in the copper 91.67% nickel 8.33% composition for circulation.

final_sentence: The Quarter-Dollar, Half-Dollar, and Dollar coins of United States were issued in the copper 91.67% nickel 8.33% composition for circulation.