The U.S. Mint has been producing coins since the creation of the first mint in Philadelphia in 1792. In the last 100 years alone, the U.S. Mint has created more than 816 billion coins worth $169.5 billion.
Have you ever wondered how coin production varies from year to year? The following graphic from WizardPins breaks down U.S. Mint coin production over the last one hundred years. See which years had the most and least coin production since 1921.
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Co-founder and Vice President of SearchRank, responsible for many of the day to day operations of the company. She is also founder of The Arizona Builders' Zone, a construction / home improvement portal.