Presidential Coins By Brandinmb Period: Jan 1, 1700 to Jan 1, 2000 Presidential Timeline Jan 1, 1789 George Washington - Quarter Jan 1, 1801 Thomas Jefferson - Nickel Jan 1, 1861 Abraham Lincoln - Penny Jan 1, 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt Jan 1, 1953 Dwight Eisenhower - Silver Dollar Jan 1, 1961 John F. Kennedy - Half dollar