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How much is the aluminum in a can worth? Aluminum can prices vary by region and are based on weight. The average recycling value per pound of cans in the U.S. is currently $0.56.
66 aluminum cents made in 1975 as trial strikings. [25] [26] At least 1 example of an aluminum Lincoln Wheat cent struck in 1942 to test a possible alternative composition to bronze for the following year. Unlike the 1974–75 aluminum cents, this coin appears to be legal to possess and was sold at Heritage Auctions in May 2009. [27] [28] [29]
Aluminum was chosen, and over 1.5 million samples of the 1974 aluminum cent were struck before ultimately being rejected. The cent's composition was changed in 1982 because the value of the copper in the coin started to rise above one cent. [7] Some 1982 cents used the 97.5% zinc composition, while others used the 95% copper composition.
£1: Previously in 50p coin bags; weight equal to bag of 2p coins 2p: 50: £1: Previously in 50p coin bags; weight equal to bag of 1p coins 5p: 100: £5: Weight equal to bag of 10p coins 10p: 50: £5: Weight equal to bag of 5p coins 20p: 50: £10: Formerly green-coloured bag 50p: 20: £10: Formerly yellow-coloured bag £1: 20: £20: Formerly ...
2 Only 2 1815 large cents were produced, ... 1974 aluminum cent; ... United States half dollar mintage figures.
As of September 2024, the total amount of U.S. dollars in circulation, referred to as the monetary base (M0), was $2.3 trillion. This includes all physical currency like notes and coins, as well ...
A bit is an antiquated term equal to one eighth of a dollar or 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 cents, after the Spanish 8-Real "piece of eight" coin on which the U.S. dollar was initially based. So "two bits" is twenty-five cents; similarly, "four bits" is fifty cents. More rare are "six bits" (75 cents) and "eight bits" meaning a dollar.
Many shipping services, especially air carriers, use dimensional weight for calculating the price, which takes into account both weight and volume of the cargo. For example, bulk coal long-distance rates in America are approximately 1 cent/ton-mile. [2] So a 100 car train, each carrying 100 tons, over a distance of 1000 miles, would cost $100,000.