1992 Medal U.S. Mint Bicentennial Bronze

Coin Details

Description

This 1992 U.S. Mint Bicentennial medal in bronze is a smaller format than the 76mm version (PCGS #893129), commemorating the same 200th anniversary of the United States Mint's establishment. The Coinage Act of April 2, 1792, signed by President George Washington, created the Mint as one of the first agencies of the new federal government. The smaller bronze format made this medal more affordable and accessible to a broader collector audience while maintaining the same commemorative design celebrating the Mint's two-century legacy. The 1992 celebrations included exhibitions at the Philadelphia Mint, special tours, and the release of multiple commemorative products. The Mint bicentennial was significant not just as an institutional anniversary but as a celebration of American economic sovereignty — the ability to produce a national coinage was one of the fundamental powers the Founders considered essential to the new republic's independence from European monetary systems.

Rarity Notes

Bronze, smaller format. 1992 Mint Bicentennial. More widely available than the 76mm version.

Cross References

PCGS #413113; 1992 U.S. Mint Bicentennial Medal, Bronze; Coinage Act of April 2, 1792