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Monetary unit: US dollar = 100 cents.
In circulation coins: 1, 5 cents; 1 dime (10 cents); 1 quarter (25 cents); 1/2 dollar (50 cents); 1 dollar.
Coins in circulation:
Obverse: Center - bust of Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), 16th President of the United States, right. At the top there is a semicircular inscription: IN GOD WE TRUST. To the right of the portrait there is an inscription: LIBERTY, to the right - the year of issue and a letter indicating the place of minting.
Reverse: Center - Lincoln's mausoleum in Washington; below the denomination in a semicircle: ONE CENT. At the top along the edge in a semicircle inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Above the mausoleum there is an inscription in two lines: E · PLURIBUS | · UNUM.
2008 Zinc clad with copper (97,5% zinc, 2,5% copper). Diameter - 19.05 mm., Thickness - 1.55 mm. The weight - 2.50 g. Smooth edge. Designer - Frank Gasparro. Denver mint (D).
A coin of this type was produced in 1982-2008. In 1959-1982, a coin of a similar type was produced from a copper-zinc alloy; a number of issues contained minor differences in the size of the date digits.
Obverse: Center - bust of Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), 3rd President of the United States, left. Along the edge of the Coin, there are semicircular inscriptions: IN GOD WE TRUST (left), LIBERTY 2000 (right). To the right of the portrait is a letter indicating the place of minting.
Reverse:Center - depicts Monticello, the estate of the Jefferson family; below - the inscription: MONTICELLO, below it the denomination in a semicircle: FIVE CENTS. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: E PLURIBUS UNUM. At the bottom along the edge in a semicircle there is an inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
2000 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter –19.53 mm., Thickness - 1.95 mm. The weight - 5.00 year Designer - Felix Schlag. The edge is smooth. Designer - Felix Schlag. Denver mint (D). Circulation: 1.
A coin of this type has been issued annually since 1946.In 1938 - 1942, a coin of a similar type was issued, but larger Diameter a - 21.2 mm. On coins of 1939 Thickness the letters in the MONTICELLO inscription are doubled.
In 1942 - 1945 Coins of a similar design were issued and Diameter a 21.2 mm. and other composition: 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese.
Obverse: Center - portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), 32nd President of the United States, left. On the left there is a semicircular inscription: LIBERTY, below, to the left of the portrait - an inscription in two lines: IN GOD WE TRUST, to the right of the portrait - the year of issue and a letter indicating the place of minting.
Reverse: In the center - an image of a torch between laurel and oak branches; below - denomination in a semicircle: ONE DIME. At the top along the edge in a semicircle the inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. In the central part, between the elements of the image, there is an inscription: E PLURIBUS UNUM.
2002, Copper clad with copper-nickel. Diameter - 17.91 mm., Thickness - 1.35 mm. The weight - 2.26 g. Corrugated edge. Designer - John Sinnock. Philadelphia Mint (P). Circulation: 1.
This type of coin has been issued annually since 1965, sometimes with design variations. In 1946 - 1964, a coin of a similar design was issued, made of silver of 900 standard, Diameter ohm 17.9 mm. and weighing 2.50 years
Obverse: Center - bust of George Washington (1732 - 1799), 1st president of the country, left. Above the portrait there is an inscription: LIBERTY, below - the year of issue. On the left there is an inscription in two lines: IN GOD WE TRUST. On the right is a letter indicating the place of minting.
Reverse: In the center - a bald eagle sits on a lictor bunch; at the bottom there is a denomination in a semicircle: QUARTER DOLLAR. Above, a semicircular inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Above the eagle's head, there is an inscription in a semicircle in two lines: E PLURIBUS UNUM.
1998, Copper clad with copper-nickel. Diameter - 24.26 mm., Thickness - 1.75 mm. The weight - 5.67 g. Corrugated edge. Designer - John Flanagan. Denver mint (D).
A coin of this type was issued in 1965 - 1998.In 1932 - 1964, a coin of a similar design was produced from silver of 900 standard, Diameter ohm 24.26 mm. and weighing 6.25 years
Obverse: Center - head of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917 - 1963), 35th President of the United States, left. Above there is a semicircular inscription: LIBERTY, below - the year of issue. At the bottom of the Coin there is an inscription: IN GOD WE TRUST. Below the portrait is a letter indicating the place of minting.
Reverse: In the center - the Great Seal of the United States; at the bottom there is a denomination in a semicircle: HALF DOLLAR. At the top, in a semicircular inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
1999, Copper clad with copper-nickel. Diameter - 30.61 mm., Thickness - 2.15 mm. The weight - 11.34 g. Corrugated edge. Designer - Gilroy Roberts. Denver mint (D).
A coin of this type has been issued annually since 1971 Coins of a similar design were issued in 1964 (silver 900) and in 1965-1970 (silver 400).
Obverse: In the center - the image of Sakagawea (1788 - 1812) with a child on his shoulders. At the top there is a semicircular inscription: LIBERTY, to the right of the image - the year of issue and a letter indicating the place of minting. To the left of the image there is an inscription in two lines: IN GOD WE TRUST.
Reverse: In the center is a bald eagle soaring in a circle of 17 stars; at the bottom there is a denomination in a semicircle: ONE DOLLAR. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. To the left of the eagle there is an inscription in three lines: E PLURIBUS UNUM.
2000 Alloy of copper 77%, zinc 12%, manganese 7% and nickel 4%. Diameter - 26.5 mm., Thickness - 2.00 mm. The weight - 8.10 g. Corrugated edge. Obverse designer - Glenna Goodacre. Mintage: 767 140 000. Philadelphia Mint (P).
This type of coin has been issued annually since 2000.