美国造币厂 2024 年硬币产量降至大衰退后复苏以来的最低水平

2024 年，美国造币厂数据显示，硬币产量连续第四年下降，年产量达到大衰退后复苏以来的最低水平。

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，美国造币厂的硬币产量大幅下降，延续了过去四年的趋势。根据造币厂公布的数据，共有56.13亿枚硬币交付联邦储备银行流通，与2023年铸造的113.81亿枚硬币相比，大幅减少了50.7%。这一产量也创下了自2009年以来的最低年度总量。当年年中结束的经济大衰退严重影响了这一年，铸造了 35.48 亿枚硬币供流通。

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.

美国造币厂的主要任务是根据公众需求生产硬币。它生产、销售并向联邦储备银行及其硬币终端交付流通硬币，使这些实体能够满足商业银行和其他金融机构的需求。

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.

造币厂位于费城和丹佛的工厂负责制造所有美国商业硬币。 2024年，费城铸币厂生产了2,937,740,000枚硬币，而丹佛铸币厂生产了2,675,900,000枚硬币。

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.

尽管造币厂生产和分发每枚 1 美分硬币的成本为 3.07 美分，但美联储订购的便士硬币始终比任何其他面额硬币都多。

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，造币厂铸造了超过 32 亿美分，这是自 2009 年生产超过 23 亿枚林肯二百周年纪念币以来的最低年度总产量。这些美分占 2024 年硬币总产量的 57.5%。

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 年铸造了超过 45 亿美分——这是自 2010 年铸造 40 亿美分以来的最低年度总量——占当年硬币总产量的 39.7%。 2022 年，铸造了超过 63 亿美分，占总产量的 46.7%。一年前，即 2021 年，造币厂生产了超过 79 亿美分，占所有流通硬币的 54.6%。近年来，2024年和2021年是最能代表美分占总产量历史比例的年份。

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，造币厂连续四个月没有生产任何 5 美分硬币，又连续三个月没有铸造 10 美分硬币。与美分类似，两种面额的年度发行​​量均创 2009 年以来的最低水平。

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.

美国造币厂还生产其他流通品质的硬币，包括半美元和一美元。虽然美联储不再订购美洲原住民 1 美元硬币，但收藏家的流通质量仍然受到影响。直到近几年（2021 年、2022 年、2023 年和 2024 年）肯尼迪半美元也是如此。

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，造币厂会在一月份生产两种面额的硬币，以满足全年的预期需求。然而，过去几年，肯尼迪半美元的这一模式被打破，因为美联储出人意料地订购了更多硬币进行流通——2021 年约 1,200 万枚，2022 年约 700 万枚，2023 年约 1,800 万枚。

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，肯尼迪半美元再次铸造并投入流通。生产数据在几个月内逐步增加：1 月（+570 万）、3 月（+190 万）、4 月（+260 万）、5 月（+320 万）、6 月（+490 万）、7 月（+320 万）、 10 月（+560 万）、11 月（+730 万）和 12 月（+320 万）。最新总数显示，费城有 1570 万枚硬币，丹佛有 2190 万枚硬币，合计 3760 万枚。这明显低于 2023 年的产量，当时丹佛的产量为 2,780 万枚，费城的产量为 3,020 万枚，总计 5,800 万枚，这是自 1983 年发行量 6,660 万枚以来的最高水平。

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.

与此同时，美洲原住民美元的生产计划偏离了正常水平。由于 1 月份丹佛没有生产活动报告，因此在 2 月份对产量进行了调整，而不是在一月份完成。自 2 月份以来，总发行量一直保持在 224 万枚，其中丹佛和费城各发行 112 万枚，与 2023 年的总发行量持平。

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

除了仅一年设计的 2024 年美洲原住民美元外，美国造币厂还从其 4 枚硬币中发行了 2024 年的 5 枚硬币。