Coins of Virginia

Coins of Virginia

= Great Britain issued coins =

The first "official" coinage in British North America was issued by the Province of Virginia in 1775, although they were dated 1773. The reason was that the Virginia House of Burgesses had been requesting the coinage for several years and King George III finally consented in that year.

Five tons of coins were sent to the colony on the clipper ship "Virginia" and most of the coins were distributed just before the breakout of the American Revolution in April of 1775. They are considered to be the most affordable Colonial American coinage.

United States issued commemorative coins

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(1926) Sesquicentennial Exposition of American Independence, $.50 Silver, George Washington on obverse, modeled by John R. Sinnock, designed by John Frederick Lewis - first time a portrait of a president appeared on a coin struck during his own lifetime (Calvin Coolidge)
(1936) Lynchburg, Virginia, Sesquicentennial, $.50 Silver, Senator Carter Glass on obverse, modeled by Charles Keck
(1936) Norfolk, Virginia Bicentennial, $.50 Silver, Seal of the City of Norfolk on obverse, Royal Mace of Norfolk on reverse, designed by William Marks & Marjorie Emory Simpson
(1946-1951) Booker T. Washington Memorial, $.50 Silver, Booker T. Washington on obverse, designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway
(1951-54) Carver/Washington Commemorative, .$50 Silver, Booker T. Washington & George Washington Carver on obverse, designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway
(1982) 250th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington, $.50 Silver, George Washington on obverse, designed by Elizabeth Jones
(1993) Bill of Rights
* $.50 Silver, James Madison on obverse, designed by T. James Ferrell
* $1.00 Silver, James Madison on obverse, designed by William Krawczewicz, Montpelier on reverse, designed by Dean McMullen
* $5.00 Gold, James Madison on obverse, designed by Scott R. Blazek
(1993) Thomas Jefferson, $1.00 Silver, Thomas Jefferson on obverse, Monticello on obverse
(1999) Dolley Madison Commemorative, $1.00 Silver, Dolley Madison on obverse, Montpelier on reverse
(1999) George Washington Death, Bicentennial, $5.00 Gold, George Washington on obverse
(2005) Marine Corps 230th Anniversary, $1.00 Silver, Iwo Jima Memorial on obverse

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