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The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50-cent piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar.In both size and weight, it is the largest circulating coin currently minted in the United States, [1] being 1.205 inches (30.61 millimeters) in diameter and 0.085 in (2.16 mm) in thickness, and is twice the weight of the quarter.
Circulating coins exist in denominations of 1¢ (i.e. 1 cent or $0.01), 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, and $1.00. Also minted are bullion, including gold, silver and platinum, and commemorative coins. All of these are produced by the United States Mint.
It had a diameter of 28.5 millimetres (1.12 in) and was 1.77 mm (0.070 in) thick. Its obverse featured the denomination ("100") in its center with the lettering "BANK INDONESIA," two stars, and the mint year (1973). Meanwhile, its reverse depicts a rumah gadang, a traditional house from West Sumatra, as well as the lettering "Rp 100" on top of it
$50 American Platinum Eagle 27 mm 15.6 g 1997–present Large Cent 28 mm 10.89 g 1793–1857 Half Dollar (Clad) 30.61 mm 11.34 g 1971–present Half Dollar (40% Ag) 30.6 mm 11.5 g 1965–1970, 1976(S) Half Dollar 30.6 mm 12.5 g 1796–1964 $50 American Gold Eagle 32.7 mm 31.1 g 1986–present $100 American Platinum Eagle 32.7 mm 31.1 g 1997 ...
According to the claims of one defector, forgeries are intermingled with real dollars in about a 1 to 1 ratio. He said that most of the diplomats themselves do not know that they are being given counterfeits, and claimed that it is possible to purchase a $100 bill for US$50–70 directly from North Korean agents, and sometimes as low as $10 ...
These were silver 1 ⁄ 4, 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 riyal coins which were nearly 50% lighter than the previous issue. Cupro-nickel 1 ⁄ 4 , 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 qirsh were also issued from 1937. In 1946 ( AH 1365), many of the cupro-nickel coins were countermarked with the Arabic numerals 65 in what Krause and Mishler describe as "a move to break money ...
We come in contact with it all the time, but the markings on the one-dollar bill remain shrouded in mystery. Until now. 1. The Creature. In the upper-right corner of the bill, above the left of ...
Although a 2010 commemorative Cook Islands coin set in denominations 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50-cents and a bimetallic $1 have been minted with a similar size to some of the newer New Zealand ones, these coins are for collectors and intended to raise money for the Cook Islands government, rather than for release into circulation.