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The 1 lira cent (Italian: centesimo di lira), commonly called centesimino, [1] was the smallest denomination of Italian lira coins. Like the contemporary 1, 2 and 5 cent coins, it was made of a bronze alloy composed of 960‰ copper and 40‰ tin. [2] The 1-cent coins were minted between 1861 and 1918, only to be withdrawn from circulation in ...
Encased postage stamp. In 1862, Gault and the American population were faced with a shortage of coins. [1] The government reacted first to this problem by passing a law on July 17, 1862, that allowed postage stamps to be used to pay off debts to the government as long as they were under $5.
This includes elongated coins, encased coins, souvenir medallions, tags, badges, counter-stamped coins, wooden nickels, credit cards, and other similar items. It is related to numismatics proper (concerned with coins which have been legal tender), and many coin collectors are also exonumists. Notaphily is the study of paper money or banknotes ...
A coin that has been graded and authenticated by one of numerous independent grading services. [1] See also encapsulated coin. chop-mark See banker's mark. church tokens. Also called Communion tokens. Tokens generally issued initially by Scottish parishes (die stamped one-side only to show the parish) and later in the United States and Canada.
Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse $1: Christa McAuliffe dollar [3] Christa McAuliffe [3] TBA Ag 99.9% Authorized: 350,000 (max) January 28, 2021 $1: Morgan Dollar (no mint mark) [4] Liberty Eagle clasping arrows and olive branch Ag 99.9% Authorized: 250,000 (max) August 10, 2021 Morgan Dollar (D ...
Exonumia are numismatic items (such as tokens, medals, or scrip) other than coins and paper money. This includes "Good For" tokens, badges, counterstamped coins, elongated coins, encased coins, souvenir medallions, tags, wooden nickels and other similar items. It is an aspect of numismatics and many coin collectors are also exonumists.
The Eisenhower dollar is a one-dollar coin issued by the United States Mint from 1971 to 1978; it was the first coin of that denomination issued by the Mint since the Peace dollar series ended in 1935. The coin depicts President Dwight D. Eisenhower on the obverse, and a stylized image honoring the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon mission
The collection includes 1,163 coins from the United States that are valued at $6,447,000. 693 coins from around the world are worth $95,000. There are 1,400 pieces of exonumia valued at $322,000. The 673 pieces of paper money is worth $54,000, and the 2,850 books and documents in the collection total $975,000.