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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 every year 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).
8. 1864 Indian Head Penny “L” on Ribbon — $161,000. ... the designer of the Indian Head — James Longacre –started slipping an L for his last name on the ribbon toward the end of 1964.
“There also are some more recent examples that possibly could be found in pocket change.” The doubled die coin is “a variety created during the die making process,” according to NGC.
A penny from the 2010 Mint Set. In 2005, the US Mint started to produce Mint Set coins using special sandblasted dies, giving the coins a distinctive satin finish similar to the Special Mint Set coins. Like the Special Mint Set coins, many numismatists consider these to be separate issues from the circulation coins.
The U.S. penny has been in circulation for more than two centuries, but its time may soon be up after President Donald Trump directed the Treasury Department to halt production of the one-cent ...
Dieu★ protège★la★France★★★ "God protect France" on the edge of 1873 five-franc coins Examples of edge inscriptions or edge lettering include e pluribus unum on the edge of U.S. Presidential dollar coins, various national €2 edge inscriptions, and various phrases on the UK one pound coin, most commonly decus et tutamen.
When Don Lutes Jr. was just 16 years old, he discovered a rare Lincoln penny among his lunch money change while getting food at his Massachusetts high school back in 1947.