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2. Two-cent piece (United States) - Wikipedia

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   A two-cent piece had been proposed in 1806 by Connecticut Senator Uriah Tracy, along with a twenty-cent piece or "double dime". Reflecting the then-prevalent view that coins should contain their value in metal, Tracy's bill provided that the two-cent piece be made of billon, or debased silver.

3. United States Mint coin sizes - Wikipedia

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   Seven distinct types of coin composition have been used over the past 200 years: three base coin alloys, two silver alloys, gold, and in recent years, platinum and palladium. The base metal coins were generally alloys of copper (for 2 cent coins and lower), and copper/nickel (for 3 and 5 cent coins). Copper/nickel composition is also used for ...

4. United States cent mintage figures - Wikipedia

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   Below are the mintage figures for the United States cent. The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark): P = Philadelphia Mint. D = Denver Mint. S = San Francisco Mint. W = West Point Mint

5. United States coinage type set - Wikipedia

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   Large Cents: Photo Flowing Hair silver centered cent, 1792 Flowing Hair Chain Cents, 1793 Flowing Hair Strawberry Wreath Cents, 1793 Flowing Hair Wreath Cents, 1793 Liberty Cap cents, 1793-1796 Draped Bust, 1796-1807 Classic Head, 1808-1814 Coronet, 1816-1839 Coronet (braided hair), 1840-1857

6. Coinage Act of 1864 - Wikipedia

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   The Director of the U.S. Mint developed the designs for these coins for final approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. As a result of this law, the phrase "In God We Trust" first appeared, on the 1864 two-cent coin. An Act of Congress, passed on March 3, 1865, allowed the Mint Director, with the Secretary's approval, to place the phrase on ...

7. James B. Longacre - Wikipedia

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   Indian Head cent (1859–1909) Two-cent piece (1864–1873) Three-cent piece in silver (1851–1873) and nickel (1865–1889) Shield nickel (1866–1883) Liberty Seated half dime reverse (1860–1873) Liberty Seated dime reverse (1860–1891), reused with slight modification as reverse of Barber dime (1892–1916) Liberty Head gold dollar (1849 ...