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Coins Half cent · Large
cent · Two-cent piece · Three-cent piece · Half dime · Twenty-cent piece · Trade
Dollar
Gold Coins Gold dollar · Quarter Eagle ($2.50) · Three-dollar piece · Stella
($4) · Half Eagle ($5) · Eagle ($10) · Double Eagle ($20)
Silver
eagle ,
Morgan Dollar,
Lincoln Cent,
Buffalo Nickel,
Mercury Dime,
State Quarter,
Commemorative Half ,
Gold Eagle,
Roosevelt Dime,
Jefferson Nickel
Half cent: $0.005, copper
Large Cent: $0.01, copper
Two-cent piece: $0.02, copper
Three-cent piece: $0.03, silver and copper-nickel
Half dime: $0.05, silver
Twenty-cent piece: $0.20, silver
Silver dollar: $1.00, silver
Gold dollar: $1.00, gold
Quarter-eagle: $2.50, gold
Three-dollar piece: $3.00, gold
Stella: $4.00, gold (not circulated)
Half-eagle: $5.00, gold
Eagle: $10.00, gold
Double eagle: $20.00, gold
Half-union
Official United States coins have been produced every year from 1792 to the
present. In normal circulation today, there are coins of the denominations 1¢
([one] cent, also referred to as a penny), 5¢ (nickel), 10¢ (dime), 25¢ (quarter
dollar officially, or simply quarter in common usage), 50¢ (half dollar
officially, sometimes referred to as a fifty-cent piece), and $1 (dollar
officially, but frequently referred to as a dollar coin).
Silver dollars
were minted intermittently from 1794 through 1935; a copper-nickel dollar of the
same large size, featuring President Dwight D. Eisenhower, was minted from 1971
through 1978. Gold dollars were also minted in the 1800s. The Susan B. Anthony
dollar coin was introduced in 1979; .
In February 2007, the US Mint, introduced a new $1 US Presidential dollar coin.
Based on the success of the "50 State Quarters" series, the new coin features a
rotating portrait of deceased presidents in order of their inaugurations,
starting with George Washington, on the obverse side.
Other coin denominations at various times from 1792
to 1935 were: half-cent, 2-cent, 3-cent, 20-cent, $2.50 (Quarter Eagle), $3.00, $5.00
(Half Eagle), $10.00 (Eagle), $20.00 (Double Eagle) and $50.00 (Half Union). In addition, an experimental $4.00
(Stella)coin was also minted, but never placed into circulation 1 dollar
gold pieces were also made, and Half dimes preceded the nickel 5 cent piece .The $50 coin mentioned was only produced in 1915
for the opening of the Panama Canal.
From the thirties to present the only denominations produced have been the
familiar penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar and dollar.
The United States Mint has also produced many different denominations
and designs specifically for collectors and speculators. There are silver, gold
and platinum bullion coins, called "American Eagles," The American Silver Eagle bullion coin is issued only in the $1 (1 troy ounce)
denomination and has been minted yearly starting in 1986. The American Gold
Eagle bullion coin denominations (with gold content), minted since 1986, are: $5
(1/10 troy oz), $10 (1/4 troy oz), $25 (1/2 troy oz), and $50 (1 troy oz). The
American Platinum Eagle bullion coin denominations (with platinum content),
minted since 1997, are: $10 (1/10 troy oz), $25 (1/4 troy oz), $50 (1/2 troy
oz), and $100 (1 troy oz). The Mint also produces high quality "proof" coins intended for collectors in the
same denominations and bullion content which are available to individuals.All bearing a "mint mark" as part of the design, usually found on the
front of the coin near the date.
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