Definition of "Provenance"

1. Place of origin; derivation.

2. The history of the ownership of an object, especially when documented or authenticated, used in artworks, antiques, and books.

3. The records or documents authenticating such an object or its ownership history.

USA Coins or USA Currencies

How about defining the History of USA Coin & Currency production from the raw drawing to the actual product for a particular project? To be used as USA “Change”, when a person buys something and he is given change.

Coins are defined, designed and manufactured by the US Mint. USA Currency is defined, designed and manufactured by the BEP or Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Now if we define both these processes in writing and follow that pattern we can follow that pattern as “the PROVENANCE”. Now the usage of the coin and currency during its defined lifetime is then added to the Provenance or History of that Coin & especially USA Currency. We can then present a Fictional story around that “particular time” and close the gap for the provenance.

Total made less errors….. Penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, silver dollars,

1 dollar, 2 dollar, 5 dollar, 10 dollar, 20 dollar, 50 dollar 100 dollar, 500 dollar, 1000 dollar, 5000 dollar, 10,000 dollar, 50,000 dollar, and 100,000 dollar bills.

In 2022 only pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, Half Dollars, and Silver Dollars were made. BEP made 1 dollars, 2 dollars, 5 dollars, 10 dollars, 20 dollars, 50 dollars, and 100 dollars bills. This is the birth of “the Provenance” of the USA CURRENCY.