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Although they continued to circulate into the 1960s, the mint collected large numbers of the 1943 cents and destroyed them. [3] The steel cent is the only regular-issue United States coin that can be picked up with a magnet. The steel cent was also the only coin issued by the United States for circulation that does not contain any copper. [4 ...
On banknotes of the United States dollar, the series refers to the year appearing on the obverse of a bill, indicating when the bill's design was adopted. The series year does not indicate the exact date a bill was printed; instead, the year indicates the first year that bills of the same design were originally made.
The United States has produced several coins and banknotes of its dollar which no longer circulate or have been disused. Many of these were removed for specific reasons such as inflation reducing their value, a lack of demand, or being too similar to another denomination.
The banknotes for 1, 2, 5 and 10 lire are a square shape, and the 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 lire have a rectangular shape, same general shape as the U.S. dollar. The second issue (Series 1943 A) was printed only by the FLC, and was added to the indication in letters (in Italian and English) of the value.
1. 1943-D Lincoln Bronze Wheat Penny — $2.3 million Designed by Victor D. Brenner, this is one of the highest-value pennies in circulation today. During World War II, pennies were made of steel ...
Historical currencies of the United States (1 C, 48 P) Y. ... (Netherlands 1941–1943) 25 cents (World War II Dutch coin) ... British Columbia dollar;
People Were Initially Against Putting Famous Faces on Coins. We’re so used to seeing portraits and faces on our currency today. However, early coins produced by the United States used images of ...
Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar Booker T. Washington Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin 90% Ag, 10% Cu Uncirculated: 100,017 (P) 100,017 D 100,017 S [3] 1947 50¢ Wisconsin Statehood half dollar (vetoed) Unknown Unknown 90% Ag, 10% Cu None authorized or minted Never available