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The penny, also 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).
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).
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cent, penny 1982–present 2.50 g (38 gr) Core: zinc 97.5% Plating: copper 2.5% 1: see article: Lincoln Bicentennial cents (2009) Lincoln bicentennial designs: 2009
The current face value of a nickel is also well below that which the last remaining lowest-denomination coin (the penny) held at the time of the half-cent's elimination in 1857. [1] A penny in 1977 was worth the same amount as a nickel in 2023. [31] A nickel in 1977 was worth a quarter in 2023. [32]
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