Money: Faces on US Coins

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That's normally what I blog about; however, as a follow-up to my Money: Faces on US Currency posting, Autodesk customer, Curt  Moreno, posed a question: "Which coins feature someone other than a United States President?" I felt compelled to respond. Since it is Friday, and I avoid technical posts on Fridays, here goes:

Denomination	Face on Coin	Image (source: Wikipedia)
1 cent penny	President Abraham Lincoln
5 cent nickel	President Thomas Jefferson
10 cent dime	President Franklin D. Roosevelt
25 cent quarter	President George Washington
50 cent half dollar	President John F. Kennedy
$1 dollar	Lady Liberty
$1 dollar	First Woman to Vote, Susan B. Anthony
$1 dollar	Explorer Sacagawea

There are numerous $1 coins commemorative of US Presidents (e.g., Eisenhower) — see the Wikipedia page. The dollar coins were/are in circulation for varying amounts of time:

Years of Circulation for Commemorative $1 Coins (Enlarge)

The coins I have listed are the commonly used coins. So regarding statesmen who are on both bills and coins, the list would include Abraham Lincoln (penny and $5 bill), Thomas Jefferson (nickel and $2 bill), and George Washington (quarter, $1 coin, and $1 bill).

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