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2. Penny (United States coin) - Wikipedia

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   The cent, the United States of America one-cent coin (symbol: ¢ ), often called the " penny ", is a unit of currency equaling one one-hundredth of a United States of America 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 ...

3. A Guide Book of United States Coins - Wikipedia

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   A Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book) is the longest running price guide for U.S. coins. Across all formats, 24 million copies have been sold. [ 2] The first edition, dated 1947, went on sale in November 1946. Except for a one-year hiatus in 1950, publication has continued to the present. R. S. Yeoman was the founding compiler of ...

4. Lincoln cent - Wikipedia

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   The Lincoln cent (sometimes called the Lincoln penny) is a one-cent coin that has been struck by the United States Mint since 1909. The obverse or heads side was designed by Victor David Brenner, as was the original reverse, depicting two stalks of wheat (thus "wheat pennies", struck 1909–1958). The coin has seen several reverse, or tails ...

5. Indian Head cent - Wikipedia

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   Design date. 1859. The Indian Head cent, also known as an Indian Head penny, was a one-cent coin ($0.01) produced by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1859 to 1909. It was designed by James Barton Longacre, the Chief Engraver at the Philadelphia Mint . From 1793 to 1857, the cent was a copper coin about the size of a half dollar.

6. Elongated coin - Wikipedia

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   A 'penny press' at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. This produces elongated coins from one new penny piece. An elongated coin (also known as a pressed penny or smashed penny) is a coin that has been flattened or stretched, and embossed with a new design. Such coins are often used as commemorative or souvenir tokens, and it is common to find ...

7. Kenneth Bressett - Wikipedia

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   Kenneth Edward Bressett (born October 5, 1928) [1] is an American numismatist. He has actively promoted the study and hobby of numismatics for over 75 years. His published works on the subject cover a wide range of topics and extend from short articles to standard reference books on such diverse areas as ancient coins, paper money, British coins and United States coins.

8. Large cent - Wikipedia

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   The United States large cent was a coin with a face value of 1/100 of a United States dollar. Its nominal diameter was 1 ⁄ inch (28.57 mm). The first official mintage of the large cent was in 1793, and its production continued until 1857, when it was officially replaced by the modern-size one-cent coin (commonly called the penny ).

9. 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent - Wikipedia

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   1909. The 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent is a low-mintage coin of the United States dollar. It is a key date variety of the one-cent coin produced by the United States Mint in San Francisco in 1909. [ a] The Lincoln penny replaced the Indian Head penny and was the first everyday U.S. coin to feature an actual person, but it was immediately met with ...