Interesting Coin Facts
Here you can find some interesting coin facts, from how they were made, to what they are made of. United States coins have been around since the late 1700's, and they have made dramatic changes from then to now. The United States Mint is the largest manufacturer of currency in the world, and since its creation in 1792, they have become a very large entity with the production of not only United States coins, but the coins of other countries as well. One interesting coin fact is, How are coins made ? A design of a coin is made and lots of test models go into making a coin. Once a design is approved for minting, a plaster model of the coin is made.

When the plaster model is finished, an exact duplicate of the coin is made into metal and a tracing lathe is used to mill a master die. This die is then detailed and finished by the engraver. This finished Master Die is now used to make duplicate dies for minting the coins. These duplicate dies are tempered (hardened) to increase the life of the die. Strips of a metal alloy called Zinc is used to produce coins.

The Zinc is plated with copper or nickel, for pennies and nickels. Dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars, are made with three metals. The outer material of these are made of the same alloy used in nickels. The metal used to make each of the coins is fed into a machine that make blank coins. The blanks that

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