the United States of America one-cent coin (symbol: ¢), often called the "penny", is a unit of currency equaling one one-hundredth of a United States of...
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portal Numismatics portal United States portal Penny (United States coin), the second smallest denomination of United States coin minted Whitman The Official...
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A debate exists within the United States government and American society at large over whether the one-cent coin, the penny, should be eliminated as a...
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In Canada, a penny (minted 1858–2012) is an out-of-production coin worth one cent, or 1⁄100 of a dollar. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official...
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Coins of the United States dollar – aside from those of the earlier Continental currency – were first minted in 1792. New coins have been produced annually...
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elongated coin (also known as a pressed penny or smashed penny) is a coin that has been flattened or stretched, and embossed with a new design. Such coins are...
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A nickel is a five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint. Composed of cupronickel (75% copper and 25% nickel), the piece has been issued since 1866...
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minted between 1941 and 1944 1 cent euro coin, a European coin Penny (United States coin), a United States coin Cents, Luxembourg, a quarter of Luxembourg...
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The Maine penny, also referred to as the Goddard coin, is a Norwegian silver coin dating to the reign of Olaf Kyrre King of Norway (1067–1093 AD). It...
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A penny is a coin (pl.: pennies) or a unit of currency (pl.: pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation...
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1943 steel cent (redirect from Steel penny)
regular-issue United States coin that can be picked up with a magnet. The steel cent was also the only coin issued by the United States for circulation...
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ballot proposition Cent (currency) 1 cent euro coins Penny (United States coin) Penny (Irish decimal coin) expression of genome size First Cambridge Catalogue...
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United States Mint has minted numerous commemorative coins to commemorate persons, places, events, and institutions since 1848. Many of these coins are...
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Lincoln cent (redirect from Wheat penny)
Lincoln cent (sometimes called the Lincoln penny) is a one-cent coin that has been struck by the United States Mint since 1909. The obverse or heads side...
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"Take a penny, leave a penny" (sometimes "Give a penny, take a penny", penny tray, or penny pool) refers to a type of tray, dish or cup meant for convenience...
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neighbouring United States. It became the smallest-valued coin in the currency upon the discontinuation of the penny in 2013. Five-cent coins dated 1921...
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including the issuance of a standard coin, the silver penny. Between 794 and 1200 the penny was the only denomination of coin in Western Europe. Minted without...
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Head cent in 1859, the coins were commonly used until all federal coinage vanished from circulation in much of the United States in 1861 and 1862, during...
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Presidential dollar coins (authorized by Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 109–145 (text) (PDF), 119 Stat. 2664, enacted December 22, 2005) are...
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(British decimal coin), worth one hundredth of a British pound Penny (United States coin), worth one hundredth of a US dollar Penny (Canadian coin), worth one...
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In the United States, the length of a nail is designated by its penny size, written with a number and the abbreviation d for penny; for example, 10d for...
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half penny, or ha'penny may refer to: Halfpenny (British decimal coin) Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin) Halfpenny (Irish pre-decimal coin) Halfpenny...
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of United States Coins (The Official Red Book), first compiled by R. S. Yeoman in 1946, is a price guide for coin collectors of coins of the United States...
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2015-09-05. Sheldon, William H. (1990). Penny Whimsy. Sanford S. Durst. ISBN 0-942666-62-3. "How United States Coins are Graded". PCGS. Retrieved 2023-06-19...
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numismatics, token coins or trade tokens are coin-like objects used instead of coins. The field of token coins is part of exonumia and token coins are token money...
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The United States Mint Proof Set, commonly known as the Proof Set in the United States, is a set of proof coins sold by the United States Mint. The proof...
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A coin pusher, or a penny pusher is a type of arcade game with the objective of winning prizes in the form of coins or other items. Prizes are won when...
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1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent (category Coins of the United States)
Cent is a low-mintage coin of the United States dollar. It is a key date variety of the one-cent coin produced by the United States Mint in San Francisco...
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include: the United States one-cent coin, better known as the US penny the Canadian one-cent piece, better known as the Canadian penny the Australian...
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The numismatic history of the United States began with Colonial coins such as the pine tree shilling and paper money; most notably the foreign but widely...
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