美國鑄幣廠 2024 年硬幣產量降至大衰退後復甦以來的最低水平

2024 年，美國鑄幣廠數據顯示，硬幣產量連續第四年下降，年產量達到大衰退後復甦以來的最低水準。

Coin production at U.S. Mint facilities declined sharply in 2024, continuing a trend observed over the past four years. According to data released by the Mint, a total of 5.613 billion coins were delivered to Federal Reserve Banks for circulation, marking a significant 50.7% decrease compared to the 11.381 billion coins struck in 2023. This output also represents the lowest annual total since 2009, when 3.548 billion coins were minted for circulation during a year heavily impacted by the Great Recession, which ended mid-year.

2024 年，美國造幣廠的硬幣產量大幅下降，延續了過去四年的趨勢。根據造幣廠公佈的數據，共有56.13億枚硬幣交付聯邦儲備銀行流通，與2023年鑄造的113.81億枚硬幣相比，大幅減少了50.7%。總量。

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, enabling these entities to meet the needs of commercial banks and other financial institutions.

美國造幣廠的主要任務是根據公眾需求生產硬幣。它生產、銷售並向聯邦儲備銀行及其硬幣終端交付流通硬幣，使這些實體能夠滿足商業銀行和其他金融機構的需求。

The Mint’s facilities in Philadelphia and Denver are responsible for manufacturing all U.S. coins for commerce. In 2024, the Philadelphia Mint produced 2,937,740,000 coins, while the Denver Mint made 2,675,900,000 coins.

造幣廠位於費城和丹佛的工廠負責製造所有美國商業硬幣。 2024年，費城鑄幣廠生產了2,937,740,000枚硬幣，而丹佛鑄幣廠生產了2,675,900,000枚硬幣。

Despite costing the Mint 3.07 cents to produce and distribute each 1-cent coin, the Federal Reserve consistently orders more pennies than any other denomination.

儘管造幣廠生產和分發每枚 1 美分硬幣的成本為 3.07 美分，但聯準會訂購的便士硬幣始終比任何其他面額硬幣都多。

Last year, the Mint struck over 3.2 billion cents, the lowest annual total since more than 2.3 billion Lincoln Bicentennial cents were produced in 2009. These cents accounted for 57.5% of the total coin production for 2024.

去年，造幣廠鑄造了超過 32 億美分，這是自 2009 年生產超過 23 億枚林肯二百週年紀念幣以來的最低年度總產量。

In contrast, 2023 saw over 4.5 billion cents minted – the lowest annual total since 4 billion were struck in 2010 – making up 39.7% of the year’s total coin production. In 2022, more than 6.3 billion cents were struck, representing 46.7% of the combined production total. A year earlier, in 2021, the Mint produced over 7.9 billion cents, accounting for 54.6% of all circulating coins. Among recent years, 2024 and 2021 are the most representative of the historical ratio of cents to overall production.

相比之下，2023 年鑄造了超過 45 億美分——這是自 2010 年鑄造 40 億美分以來的最低年度總量——佔當年硬幣總產量的 39.7%。 2022 年，鑄造了超過 63 億美分，佔總產量的 46.7%。一年前，也就是 2021 年，造幣廠生產了超過 79 億美分，佔所有流通硬幣的 54.6%。近年來，2024年和2021年是最能代表美分佔總產量歷史比例的年份。

In 2024, the Mint experienced a stretch of four consecutive months without producing any nickels and another three months without minting dimes. Similar to the cent, both denominations recorded their lowest annual mintages since 2009.

2024 年，造幣廠連續四個月沒有生產任何 5 美分硬幣，又連續三個月沒有鑄造 10 美分硬幣。與美分類似，兩種面額的年度發行量均創 2009 年以來的最低水準。

The U.S. Mint also produces other circulating-quality coins, including half dollars and dollars. While Native American $1 coins are no longer ordered by the Federal Reserve, they continue to be struck in circulating quality for collectors. This was also true for Kennedy half dollars until recent years – 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

美國造幣廠也生產其他流通品質的硬幣，包括半美元和一美元。雖然聯準會不再訂購美洲原住民 1 美元硬幣，但收藏家的流通品質仍然受到影響。直到近幾年（2021 年、2022 年、2023 年和 2024 年）甘迺迪半美元也是如此。

Typically, the Mint produces both denominations in January to meet the expected demand for the entire year. However, this pattern was disrupted for Kennedy half dollars over the past years, as the Federal Reserve unexpectedly ordered additional coins for circulation – approximately 12 million in 2021, 7 million in 2022, and 18 million in 2023.

通常，造幣廠會在一月生產兩種面額的硬幣，以滿足全年的預期需求。然而，過去幾年，肯尼迪半美元的這一模式被打破，因為聯準會出人意料地訂購了更多硬幣進行流通——2021 年約 1,200 萬枚，2022 年約 700 萬枚，2023 年約 1,800 萬枚。

In 2024, Kennedy half dollars were once again minted for general circulation. Production figures increased incrementally across several months: January (+5.7 million), March (+1.9 million), April (+2.6 million), May (+3.2 million), June (+4.9 million), July (+3.2 million), October (+5.6 million), November (+7.3 million), and December (+3.2 million). The latest totals show 15.7 million coins from Philadelphia and 21.9 million from Denver, combining for 37.6 million. This is notably lower than the 2023 production run, which reached 27.8 million from Denver and 30.2 million from Philadelphia, totaling 58 million – the highest since 1983’s mintage of 66.6 million.

2024 年，肯尼迪半美元再次鑄造並投入流通。生產數據在幾個月內逐步增加：1 月（+570 萬）、3 月（+190 萬）、4 月（+260 萬）、5 月（+320 萬）、6 月（+490 萬）、 7 月（+320 萬）、 10 月（+560 萬）、11 月（+730 萬）和 12 月（+320 萬）。最新總數顯示，費城有 1,570 萬枚硬幣，丹佛有 2,190 萬枚硬幣，合計 3,760 萬枚。這明顯低於 2023 年的產量，當時丹佛的產量為 2,780 萬枚，費城的產量為 3,020 萬枚，總計 5,800 萬枚，這是自 1983 年發行量​​ 6,660 萬枚以來的最高水準。

Meanwhile, the Native American dollar’s production schedule deviated from the norm. Instead of being completed in January, mintages were adjusted in February due to no reported production activity in Denver during January. Since February, the total mintage has remained at 2.24 million coins, evenly split with 1.12 million from both Denver and Philadelphia, matching the 2023 total.

與此同時，美洲原住民美元的生產計劃偏離了正常水平。由於 1 月丹佛沒有生產活動報告，因此在 2 月對產量進行了調整，而不是在一月份完成。自 2 月以來，總發行量一直保持在 224 萬枚，其中丹佛和費城各發行 112 萬枚，與 2023 年的總發行量持平。

In addition to the 2024 Native American dollar with its one-year-only design, the U.S. Mint also released the five coins for 2024 from its four

除了僅一年設計的 2024 年美洲原住民美元外，美國造幣廠還從其 4 枚硬幣中發行了 2024 年的 5 枚硬幣。