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In addition to the copper shortage, people also hoarded precious metals during the war. [1] Altered and fantasy cents with the 1815 date occasionally appear. [4] The Philadelphia Mint produced all large cents, which contained twice the copper of the half cent. This made the coins bulky and heavy, bigger than modern-day U.S. quarters. [5]
Matron Head large cent, 1816–1839 (Copper except as noted) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1816 (P) 2,820,982 1817 (P) 3,948,400 (P) 5 Proof 1818
The penny, formally 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).
As a result, with only a few wartime exceptions, any penny from 1981 or earlier -- and some made in 1982 -- have a high copper content. At current copper prices, the melt value of older pennies is ...
A penny for your thoughts? More like a penny for hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Indeed, parents may want to be extra careful next time they empty out their kids' piggy banks. They might ...
The museum contains over 85,000 artifacts relating to the history of the region in its collections. [3] Artifacts include the famous Portland Penny used to decide the name of the city, [2] Captain Robert Gray's storage chest from aboard the Columbia Rediviva, a 10,000-year-old sandal, memorabilia from the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Native American artifacts, a miniature vehicle ...
Composition Catalog number Produced by Notes Bronze: J2051/P2073 United States Mint: Brass: J2052 United States Mint Zinc: J2053 United States Mint Zinc-coated steel: J2054/P2074
The material used to mint Civil War tokens can also affect collectability. Civil war tokens were minted using a variety of materials, copper being a common choice (often actually bronze). Other materials used for minting were nickel, tin, German silver, white metal, and silver. Examples of tokens minted using rubber are also known to exist. [2]