God's first year

What was the first year that "In God We Trust" was on minted on U.S. coinage?

 

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Thought it was with the 1864 2-cent piece.

 

I'll take numismatics for $600 Alex.

 

^^^^^^^^

What he said.

https://goo.gl/UubgMv

Wikipedia, Treasury.gov, and Time.com all agree.

 

I like your avatar. I have not thought about Blue Oyster Cult band in a long time. Go Go Godzillaaaaaaaaa....

 

Correct and made mandatory on all US coins in 1908. (The Indian Head nickel design was technically illegal since it didn't have the motto mandated by law on it.) It was made mandatory on the currency in 1955 and first appeared in 1957 on the 1935 G one dollar silver certificates. (Not including the 1886 five dollar silver certificates that had five Morgan dollars pictured on the back that showed the motto.)

 

It is also US national motto, mandated by DDE in 1956

 

Sebastian Bach of Skid Row covered that classic

 

Fascinating.

 

Everyone who replied "1864" is technically wrong.
Some 1863 pattern coins had it. Like this one:
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/uspatterns_2270_82366309

 

Sure, it appeared on patterns before that. But 1864 was the first regular issue.

 

Yeah. Those patterns are like fantasies. No regular collector collects those.