U.S. Coins by Egantx7

This coin was minted in the US from 1921 through 1928, and then again briefly from 1934-35. The front shows Liberty in profile, while the back shows a large perched eagle. Identify the common name of this silver dollar which is so named for the single word which appears beneath the eagle, an acknowledgement of the end of the Great War.

U.S. mints are named for the cities they are located in. The Morgan silver dollar, a beloved coin by collectors, was minted at five different US mints during the time it was struck. Which of the five mints which produced the Morgan was the southernmost?

In the United States, most coins (notably not pennies and nickels) were 90% silver by content until that became too expensive. Within one, which was the last year where general circulation coins were 90% silver (there was no one dollar coin in general circulation being minted that year).

Most people today know that John F. Kennedy appears on the half dollar coin (no longer minted for general circulation). Prior to Kennedy being featured on the half dollar, which person (notably a non-president) was featured on the half-dollar from 1948-1963?

Older pennies were made largely of copper with small amounts of zinc (and sometimes occasional traces of tin). In the middle of what year (within one year either way) did the US mint shift from making pennies largely of copper to largely zinc, forcing collectors to differentiate pennies of this year by mass (about 3.1 g for copper cents, and about 2.5 g for zinc cents)?

Most US coins feature real American figures, or depictions of Liberty personified as a woman. Some people think that the dimes minted between 1916 and 1945 are exceptions because Liberty is wearing a particular cap. Which mythological figure lends their name to these dimes, since many people think that the capped Liberty on the obverse is actually an ancient god?

One of this artists more notable non-memorials is the statue of Diana which spent over 30 years on top of Madison Square Garden. His more notable works are Civil War memorial works including the statue of Farragut in New York's Madison Square, the Standing Lincoln in Chicago's Lincoln Park (with copies in London and Springfield), and perhaps most notably the Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Memorial at the Boston Common. Identify this American artist with a hyphenated last name who also designed "the most beautiful American coin in history", the $20 double eagle gold piece minted from 1907 to 1933 (and whose name is commonly given to the coin).

In 1962, an individual redeeming a silver certificate received a rare Morgan silver dollar in return, touching off a frenzy of people redeeming silver certificates for silver dollars. The US Treasury later learned that they had about 2.8 million uncirculated nineteenth century Morgan silver dollars. The General Services Administration (GSA) was tasked with selling these collectibles to collectors, who paid premiums to get the coins, which still fetch high prices today. In which city's mint were these rare coins struck? This city's mint operated 1870-85 and from 1889-93 in a state capital, and is the only mint with a two-letter mint mark.

What are the two more technical terms in minting and numismatics for what are commonly called the "heads" and "tails" of a coin?

Include the name and denomination. Between early 1996 and the end of 1997, about half of the US stockpile of this coin was gone, largely used in vending machines and with transit systems. The response was to temporarily authorize this coin to be restruck in 1999 while awaiting its replacement soon after. Identify the figure and denomination of this coin which was originally struck only in 1979 and 1980, and for practical and really bad ideological reasons was very unpopular.

While the true story may never be known, what is the denomination of the coin that used to, on one side, allegedly, depict Black Diamond, a resident of New York's Central Park, in profile. The front design is supposedly a composite of three different individuals.

In addition to general circulation coins, the US also mints a lot of commemorative coins. The first generally accepted commemorative coin minted by the US government was a half-dollar first struck in 1892 in conjunction with an event that was held between May and October, 1893, in which city? (For a dollar, you could buy this half-dollar, but they generally sell for a lot more money today!)

Most coins are round and flat, however the US mint has twice minted coins that were round and concave/convex. One was minted in 2014 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the opening of a particular institution in the state of New York. The second is being issued in 2019. Identify either the institution celebrated in 2014 or the event being commemorated in 2019 with a coin with a concave heads and convex tails?