The United States Mint’s monthly coin production has been fluctuating between the 500-million and upper-600-million range in recent months, with April’s total returning to the lower end.
April also marked the 20th consecutive month with output below one billion coins – a streak that underscores how much production has slowed compared to earlier periods, when monthly totals routinely exceeded that level. Notably, the Mint had logged eight straight months above one billion just before the current trend began.
During the month, the Mint struck 578.76 million coins for circulation, including cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters. The total represents a 13.7% decline from March but a 57.2% increase compared to April 2024. Dime production was particularly strong at 187 million coins, the highest monthly output since August 2023, when 252.5 million were produced.
Here’s how April’s production compares to previous months over the past year:
April 2024 to April 2025 Circulating Coin Production
| Month | Mintages | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | 578.76 M | 6 |
| March 2025 | 670.42 M | 2 |
| February 2025 | 581.61 M | 5 |
| January 2025 | 633.56 M | 3 |
| December 2024 | 391.70 M | 10 |
| November 2024 | 602.90 M | 4 |
| October 2024 | 826.60 M | 1 |
| September 2024 | 486.00 M | 7 |
| August 2024 | 405.20 M | 8 |
| July 2024 | 235.20 M | 12 |
| June 2024 | 168.22 M | 13 |
| May 2024 | 396.08 M | 9 |
| April 2024 | 368.20 M | 11 |
The U.S. Mint’s primary mission is to manufacture coins in response to public demand. It produces, sells, and delivers circulating coins to Federal Reserve Banks and their coin terminals, ensuring commercial banks and other financial institutions have the necessary supply.
Despite costing the Mint 3.69 cents to produce and distribute each penny, the Federal Reserve consistently orders more of them than any other denomination. In April, the Mint struck 137.2 million Lincoln cents, accounting for 23.7% of all circulating-quality coins produced for the month.
The future of the one-cent coin, however, is increasingly uncertain. On Feb. 9, President Trump ordered an end to its production, calling the move a step toward reducing "wasteful" government spending.
"For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents," Trump said in a Truth Social post. "This is so wasteful! I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies. Let’s rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it’s a penny at a time," Trump wrote.
Although overall coin production is up year over year, Lincoln cent output totaled 1.06 billion through the first five months of 2025 – down 13.2% from the 1.22 billion made during the same period in 2024.
Month-Over-Month
In month-over-month comparisons for coins commonly used by Americans, April production saw:
- 58.2% fewer Lincoln cents,
- 26.9% more Jefferson nickels,
- 91.8% more Roosevelt dimes, and
- 4.7% fewer quarters.
Mintages of Native American Dollars and Kennedy Halves
The U.S. Mint also produces other coins in circulating quality, including half dollars and dollars. Although Native American $1 coins are no longer ordered by the Federal Reserve, they continue to be produced in circulating quality for collectors. The same was true for Kennedy half dollars until recent years – specifically in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 – when they were also distributed into circulation.
In many years, the U.S. Mint strikes both denominations in January to meet the expected demand for the entire year. However, that has not been the case for Kennedy half dollars over the past four years, as the Federal Reserve unexpectedly ordered millions more for circulation – approximately 12 million in 2021, 7 million in 2022, 18 million in 2023, and 52 million in 2024 (fiscal, not calendar years).
It remains unclear whether any 2025 Kennedy half dollars will be released into general circulation. In January, production totals stood at 3.6 million coins from the Denver Mint and 5.8 million from the Philadelphia Mint. February added another 2 million from Denver, while March contributed 2.4 million more from Philadelphia. With no reported changes in April, the year-to-date total now stands at 13.8 million coins – 5.6 million from Denver and 8.2 million from Philadelphia.
By comparison, 2024 saw significantly higher production, with 21.9 million half dollars struck at Denver and 15.7 million at Philadelphia, for a combined total of 37.6 million coins.
Mintage levels for 2025 Native American dollars were initially expected to remain largely steady after January, when 1.12 million were struck at the Denver Mint and 1.26 million at the Philadelphia Mint, for a combined total of 2.38 million coins – slightly above the 2024 total of 2.24 million, which included equal splits of 1.12 million from each facility.
However, February data showed an increase to 3.08 million following the addition of 700,000 more coins from Philadelphia. March figures reflected another 700,000 struck at each facility, lifting the cumulative total to 4.48 million. In April, production continued with an additional 420,000 coins from Denver and 700,000 more from Philadelphia, raising the year-to-date total to 5.6 million – split between 2.24 million from Denver and 3.36 million from Philadelphia.
The U.S. Mint began selling rolls, bags, and boxes of 2025 Native American dollars on Jan. 28, followed by the release of 2025 Kennedy half dollar rolls and bags on May 6.
The following table details 2025 circulating coin mintages in April by production facility, denomination, and design.
U.S. Mint Circulating Coin Production in April 2025
| Denver | Philadelphia | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Cent | 74,800,000 | 62,400,000 | 137,200,000 |
| Jefferson Nickel | 47,520,000 | 47,520,000 | 95,040,000 |
| Roosevelt Dime | 132,000,000 | 55,000,000 | 187,000,000 |
| Quarters | 44,000,000 | 114,400,000 | 158,400,000 |
| Kennedy Half-Dollar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Native American $1 Coin | 420,000 | 700,000 | 1,120,000 |
| Total | 298,740,000 | 280,020,000 | 578,760,000 |
In April, the Denver Mint struck 298.74 million coins, while the Philadelphia Mint produced 280.02 million, for a combined monthly total of 578.76 million coins.
Year-to-date, Denver has struck 1,219,320,000 coins and Philadelphia 1,245,030,000 coins, bringing the combined total to 2,464,350,000 coins – 17.3% more than the 2,101,740,000 coins produced during the same period in 2024.
This next table lists coin production totals by denomination and by U.S. Mint facility:
YTD 2025 Circulating Coin Production by Denomination
| 1 ¢ | 5 ¢ | 10 ¢ | 25 ¢ | 50 ¢ | N.A. $1 | Total: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 488.2M | 160.08M | 333.5M | 229.7M | 5.6M | 2.24M | 1219.32M |
| Philadelphia | 572.4M | 166.12M | 192M | 302.95M | 8.2M | 3.36M | 1245.03M |
| Total | 1060.6M | 326.2M | 525.5M | 532.65M | 13.8M | 5.6M | 2464.35M |
If the current production pace continues through December, the 2025 annual mintage would near 7.4 billion coins. For comparison, the U.S. Mint produced just over 5.6 billion coins for circulation in 2024, marking the lowest output since 2009.
2025 Quarter Mintages
In addition to the 2025 Native American dollar with its one-year-only design, the U.S. Mint through April has also released the first two of five issues for 2025 from its four-year American Women Quarters™ Program. These coins are the 16th and 17th overall in the series, each featuring a unique reverse design.
The 2025 Ida B. Wells quarter, the first of the year, entered circulation in February, with the Mint offering rolls and bags of the coin to the public beginning Feb. 4. Mintage totals remained unchanged in April, suggesting no further production. As it stands, the coin’s total mintage is 205.85 million – 99.5 million from Denver and 106.35 million from Philadelphia. If these figures hold, the 2025-D and 2025-P Wells quarters would represent the lowest and second-lowest mintages in the series to date, respectively.
The second quarter design of the year, honoring Juliette Gordon Low, entered circulation in March. Rolls and bags went on sale March 25. Production to date has reached 130.2 million coins from Denver and 196.6 million from Philadelphia, for a combined total of 326.8 million.
Finally, it appears production began in April for the third 2025 design featuring Dr. Vera Rubin, scheduled for release in early June. The Mint’s production report by quarter design currently shows a total of 2.2 million coins. For clarity, that figure has not yet been reflected in the Mint’s overall "Circulating Coins" production summary.
This final table shows all American Women quarter dollar mintages by production facility, denomination, and design.
2022-2025 America Women Quarter Mintages
| Denver | Philadelphia | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Ida B. Wells Quarter | 99,500,000 | 106,350,000 | 205,850,000 |
| 2025 Juliette Gordon Low Quarter | 130,200,000 | 196,600,000 | 326,800,000 |
| 2025 Dr. Vera Rubin Quarter | 0 | 2,200,000 | 2,200,000 |
| 2025 Stacey Park Milbern Quarter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Althea Gibson Quarter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray Quarter | 185,800,000 | 168,400,000 | 354,200,000 |
| 2024 Patsy Takemoto Mink Quarter | 187,200,000 | 210,200,000 | 397,400,000 |
| 2024 Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Quarter | 159,400,000 | 141,200,000 | 300,600,000 |
| 2024 Celia Cruz Quarter | 156,200,000 | 149,600,000 | 305,800,000 |
| 2024 Zitkala-Ša Quarter | 170,200,000 | 152,600,000 | 322,800,000 |
| 2023 Bessie Coleman Quarter | 317,200,000 | 302,000,000 | 619,200,000 |
| 2023 Edith Kanaka’Ole Quarter | 368,600,000 | 372,800,000 | 741,400,000 |
| 2023 Eleanor Roosevelt Quarter | 271,800,000 | 284,000,000 | 555,800,000 |
| 2023 Jovita Idar Quarter | 188,000,000 | 190,600,000 | 378,600,000 |
| 2023 Maria Tallchief Quarter | 184,800,000 | 185,800,000 | 370,600,000 |
| 2022 Maya Angelou Quarter | 258,200,000 | 237,600,000 | 495,800,000 |
| 2022 Dr. Sally Ride Quarter | 278,000,000 | 275,200,000 | 553,200,000 |
| 2022 Wilma Mankiller Quarter | 296,800,000 | 310,000,000 | 606,800,000 |
| 2022 Nina Otero-Warren Quarter | 219,200,000 | 225,000,000 | 444,200,000 |
| 2022 Anna May Wong Quarter | 240,800,000 | 226,800,000 | 467,600,000 |
