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More than 600 of these coins were given to politicians and others during the original minting, but additional coins were re-struck from the original dies in 1858 and 1859. These coins can range in ...
The penny, also known as the cent, is a coin in the United States representing one-hundredth of a dollar.It has been the lowest face-value physical unit of U.S. currency since the abolition of the half-cent in 1857 (the abstract mill, which has never been minted, equal to a tenth of a cent, continues to see limited use in the fields of taxation and finance).
This table represents the mintage figures of circulating coins produced by the United States Mint since 1887. This list does not include formerly-circulating gold coins, commemorative coins, or bullion coins. This list also does not include the three-cent nickel, which was largely winding down production by 1887 and has no modern equivalent.
List of most expensive coins Price Year Type Grade Issuing country Provenance Firm Date of sale $18,900,000 1933 1933 double eagle: MS-65 CAC United States: King Farouk of Egypt: Sotheby's [1] June 8, 2021 $12,000,000 1794 Flowing Hair dollar: SP-66 CAC United States Neil, Carter Private sale [2] January 24, 2013 $9,360,000 1787 Brasher ...
Before you toss your old pennies in the coin jar, take a closer look at them. They could be worth thousands of dollars to avid coin collectors -- that a lot of money for pennies. Also see this 2004...
One thing to keep in mind about modern pennies is that 2009 was a special year in that it marked 200 years since the birth of Abraham Lincoln, whose image first appeared on the front of the penny ...
Lincoln Bicentennial cent "Professional Life", 2009 (Copper-plated Zinc except as noted) [16] Year Mint Mintage Comments 2009 (P) 316,000,000 [11] Professional Life (P) 784,614 [12] Satin uncirculated, struck in Brass: D 336,000,000 [11] Professional Life D 784,614 [12] Satin uncirculated, struck in Brass: S 2,995,615 [9] Proof only, struck in ...
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse $1: 1984 Summer Olympics dollar [3] The pair of life-sized bronze nude statues of male and female athletes atop Olympic Gateway in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: Eagle Ag 90%, Cu 10% Uncirculated: 217,954 P 116,675 D 116,675 S Proof: 1,801,210 S 1984 $10