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This San Francisco wheat cent is popular among coin collectors because the 1925-S pennies are a valuable date and mint in the series. 1932-D Washington Quarter Auction record: $143,750
Currency: American currency · Asian currency · European currency · USA banknotes · USA coins · Other 1974 aluminum cent , by Victor David Brenner , Frank Gasparro and the United States Mint Half-union (J-1546) , by William Barber , James B. Longacre and the United States Mint
The Canadian fifty-cent coin (French: pièce de cinquante cents) is a Canadian coin worth 50 cents.The coin's reverse depicts the coat of arms of Canada.At the opening ceremonies for the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint, held on January 2, 1908, Governor General Earl Grey struck the Dominion of Canada's first domestically produced coin.
In 1972 the first country to issue a circulating nine-sided coin was Thailand with a 1972 regular 5 baht coin, [31] followed by Kenya in 1973 with a special issue 5/= coin. The third and final circulating nonagonal coin issued in the 20th century and is the regular 1976 50 cent coin from Tuvalu. [ 32 ]
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 coin elongation machines in tourism hubs, such as museums, amusement parks, and natural or man-made landmarks.
The silver center cent was an early attempt to reduce the size of the cent while maintaining its intrinsic value. The Silver center cent is an American pattern coin [1] produced by the United States Mint in 1792. As a precursor to the large cent it was one of the first coins of the United States and an early example of a bimetallic coin.
The coin was produced in two major varieties, one with Washington facing right and one facing left. [5] Only seven pieces are known to exist, all of which are in the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution. Two coins with Washington facing left were struck in 1910. These, like the 1909 pieces, are at the Smithsonian. [6]
There are three basic reverse designs. The first, for copper coins, features the value of the coin (half cent or one cent) surrounded by a wreath or vine. The words "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" encircle the wreath. In 1795-1797, a scrawny, naturalistic bald eagle was depicted on the reverse side of all silver coins. This design is known as Draped ...