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The 1864 Two Cent Coin is a bronze coin issued during the Civil War. It is the first coin to carry the motto IN GOD WE TRUST.

With the passage of the Coinage Act of 1864, the United States Congress authorized the design and production of a brand-new denomination, the short-lived

With the passage of the Coinage Act of 1864, the United States Congress authorized the design and production of a brand-new denomination, the short-lived

United States 1918 (P) Lincoln Cent United States entered its second year of war in Europe. Increased wartime economic activity drove up demand for circulating coinage, resulting in larger mintages. The more than 288 million cents produced at the Philadelphia Mint in 1918–the largest mintage in the series up to that point–were fairly well-struck and can still be found in circulation more than a century after their issuance. The United States Mint’s 1918 Annual Report explained the increased production: “The unprecedented demand for fractional coin is doubtless due to war activities...