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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 3418981, member: 307&quot;]another awesome post john, but I wanted to give some feedback as I also believe that the accurate information is out there, but not largely consolidated.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1792 Half Disme was <i><b>supposed</b></i> to be the first circulation coin, but they were struck before the US Mint opened for business in earnest, thus the argument about their pattern status.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, these were struck in 1792, and the Mint&#039;s Chief Coiner, Henry Voight, and his assistant had not yet posted their bond. It took an act of Congress to lower their bond, and then a loan from President Washington to post it before silver and gold coin deposits and production could begin in 1794. This is the reason that the only coins struck by the US Mint in 1793 are Cents and Half Cents. They were the only coins that Voight was legally allowed to strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>Great article![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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