Timeline of the U.S. Mint2010-2020
2010
January 25
The 2010 Native American $1 Coin makes its official debut at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center in Manhattan’s financial district.
February
On February 18, President Millard Fillmore Dollar Coin goes into circulation. On the 25th, the American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar commemorative coin is released.
March
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II are honored with Congressional Gold Medals during a ceremony at the Capitol on March 10. On the 18th, Abigail Fillmore coin and medal is released through the First Spouse Coin and Medal Program. On March 23, Boy Scouts of American Centennial Silver Dollar is released. On the 24th, designs for the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters™ are unveiled and include designs for Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas; Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming; Yosemite National Park in California; Grand Canyon in Arizona. and Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon.
April
Redesigned Lincoln One-Cent Coin released on April 2. On the 19th, Hot Springs, Arkansas Quarter is released. On April 20, the official launch ceremony of the Hot Springs Arkansas Quarter held in Hot Springs on the anniversary of the passage of the 1832 act which reserved the springs “for the future disposal of the United States.”
May 20
President Franklin Pierce Dollar Coin is released into circulation.
June
Yellowstone National Park Quarter is released into circulation on June 1. On the 3rd, an official launch is held near the iconic Old Faithful geyser in scenic Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Also on the 3rd, Jane Pierce First Spouse gold coin is released.
November
Mount Hood National Forest Quarter is released into circulation on November 15. On the 18th, Abraham Lincoln Presidential $1 Coin is released into circulation.
December
On December 2, Mary Todd Lincoln gold coin and bronze medal is released through the First Spouse Coin and Medal Program. On the 14th, the Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 is signed into law authorizing the Mint to research and develop alternative materials for circulating coins, and then report to Congress biennially. Also that day, the American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2010 is passed into law authorizing the Mint to issue troy ounce, .9995 fine palladium coins. On the 20th, Edmund C. Moy, the 38th Director of the United States Mint, announces his resignation effective January 9, 2011.
2011
February
On February 17, Andrew Johnson Presidential $1 Coin is released into circulation. On the 25th, the 2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coins go on sale.
May
On May 5, Eliza Johnson First Spouse gold coin and bronze medal are released through the First Spouse Coin and Medal Program. On the 19th, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential $1 Coin is released into circulation.
June
On June 13, Olympic National Park Quarter is released into circulation. On the 23rd, Julia Grant First Spouse gold coin and bronze medal released through the First Spouse Coin and Medal Program.
August
On the 18th, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential $1 Coin is released into circulation. On August 29, the Vicksburg National Military Park Quarter is released.
September
On September 1, Lucy Hayes First Spouse gold coin and bronze medal are released. On the 11th, 2011 September 11 National Medal released to observe the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States.
November
Chickasaw National Recreation Area of Oklahoma Quarter is released on November 14. On the 17th, James Abram Garfield Presidential $1 Coin released into circulation. On November 21, Edith Roosevelt First Spouse gold coin and bronze medal are released through the First Spouse Coin and Medal Program.
December 1
Lucretia Garfield First Spouse gold coin and bronze medal are released through the First Spouse Coin and Medal Program.
2012
January 23
El Yunque National Forest Quarter is released.
April 2
Chaco Culture National Historical Park Quarter is released.
June 11
Acadia National Park Quarter is released.
August 27
Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Quarter is released.
November 5
Denali National Park and Preserve Quarter is released.
2013
January 28
White Mountain National Forest Quarter is released.
April 1
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial Quarter is released.
June 10
Great Basin National Park Quarter is released.
August 26
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Quarter is released.
November 4
Mount Rushmore National Memorial Quarter is released.
2014
January 27
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Quarter is released.
March 31
Shenandoah National Park Quarter is released.
June 9
Arches National Park Quarter is released.
August 25
Great Sand Dunes National Park Quarter is released.
November 3
Everglades National Park Quarter is released.
2015
San Francisco Mint installs a robotics loop that triples the speed of proof coin set packaging.
February 9
Homestead National Monument of America Quarter is released.
April 13
Kisatchie National Forest Quarter is released.
June 22
Blue Ridge Parkway Quarter is released.
September 14
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Quarter is released.
November 16
Saratoga National Historical Park Quarter is released.
2016
February 1
Shawnee National Forest Quarter is released.
April 4
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Quarter is released.
June 6
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Quarter is released.
August 29
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Quarter is released.
November 14
Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument) Quarter is released.
2017
Philadelphia’s mint mark, "P," appears on the one cent coin for the first time. This change is only for the 2017 issued cents, in honor of the Mint’s 225th anniversary.
February 6
Effigy Mounds National Monument Quarter is released.
April 3
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Quarter is released.
April 6
The 2017 American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin is released. The design is unique in that it portrays Liberty as an African-American woman, a departure from previous classic designs.
June 5
Ozark National Scenic Riverways Quarter is released.
August 24
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin, and Congressional representatives visit the vaults at Fort Knox. The vaults open to non-Mint personnel for the first time since 1974.
August 28
Ellis Island Quarter is released.
September 25
Sales begin for palladium coins. West Point struck America’s first palladium coins as part of the American Eagle Palladium Bullion program.
November 13
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Quarter is released.
2018
February 5
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Quarter is released.
April 9
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Quarter is released.
June 11
Voyageurs National Park Quarter is released.
August 27
Cumberland Island National Seashore Quarter is released.
November 13
Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Quarter is released.
2019
West Point produces 10 million 2019 America the Beautiful Quarters--two million of each of the year's five designs--for circulation. It is the first time the "W" mint mark has appeared on circulating coins.
February 4
Lowell National Historical Park Quarter is released.
April 1
American Memorial Park Quarter is released.
June 3
War in the Pacific National Historical Park Quarter is released.
August 26
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Quarter is released.
November 4
Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Quarter is released.