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  2. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    It called for silver coins in denominations of 1, 1 ⁄ 2, 1 ⁄ 4, 1 ⁄ 10, and 1 ⁄ 20 dollar, as well as gold coins in denominations of 1, 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 ⁄ 4 eagle. The value of gold or silver contained in the dollar was then converted into relative value in the economy for the buying and selling of goods.

  3. Coins of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    New coins have been produced annually and they comprise a significant aspect of the United States currency system. Circulating coins exist in denominations of 1¢ (i.e. 1 cent or $0.01), 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, and $1.00. Also minted are bullion, including gold, silver and platinum, and commemorative coins. All of these are produced by the ...

  4. History of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    This created a new U.S. dollar that was backed by 1.50 grams (23.22 grains) of gold. However, the previous dollar had been represented by 1.60 g (24.75 grains) of gold. The result of this revaluation, which was the first devaluation of the U.S. dollar, was that the value in gold of the dollar was reduced by 6%.

  5. Bit (money) - Wikipedia

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    United States. Banknote for "Twelve and a Half Cents" = $ 1⁄8, Alabama, 1838. In the US, the bit is equal to ¢, a designation which dates from the colonial period, when the most common unit of currency used was the Spanish dollar, also known as "piece of eight", which was worth 8 Spanish silver reales. $ or 1 silver real was 1 "bit".

  6. Duration (finance) - Wikipedia

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    1. Estimate the bond value The coupons will be $50 in years 1, 2, 3 and 4. Then, on year 5, the bond will pay coupon and principal, for a total of $1050. Discounting to present value at 6.5%, the bond value is $937.66. The detail is the following: Year 1: $50 / (1 + 6.5%) ^ 1 = 46.95 Year 2: $50 / (1 + 6.5%) ^ 2 = 44.08

  7. Paper Money Value by Serial Numbers: Determine Your ... - AOL

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    You’ll see $1 star notes on eBay for $1.17 and up. 5. Repeaters and Super Repeaters. Blocks of repeating digits (such as 27527527) are sought after, with $1 repeaters starting around $3 or $4 on ...

  8. Trade dollar (United States coin) - Wikipedia

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    The United States trade dollar was a dollar coin minted by the United States Mint to compete with other large silver trade coins that were already popular in East Asia. The idea first came about in the 1860s, when the price of silver began to decline due to increased mining in the western United States. A bill providing in part for the issuance ...

  9. Foreign exchange market - Wikipedia

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    For instance, the quotation EURUSD (EUR/USD) 1.5465 is the price of the Euro expressed in US dollars, meaning 1 euro = 1.5465 dollars. The market convention is to quote most exchange rates against the USD with the US dollar as the base currency (e.g. USDJPY, USDCAD, USDCHF).