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Denomination
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Cent
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Nickel
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Dime
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Quarter
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Half Dollar
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Dollar
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Golden Dollar
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Composition
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Copper Plated Zinc
2.5% Cu
Balance Zn
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Cupro-Nickel
25% Ni
Balance Cu
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Cupro-Nickel
8.33% Ni
Balance Cu
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Cupro-Nickel
8.33% Ni
Balance Cu
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Cupro-Nickel
8.33% Ni
Balance Cu
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Cupro-Nickel
12.5% Ni
Balance Cu
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Manganese-Brass
88.5% Cu
6% Zn
3.5% Mn
2% Ni
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Weight
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2.500 g
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5.000 g
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2.268 g
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5.670 g
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11.340 g
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8.1 g
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8.1 g
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Diameter
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0.750 in.
19.05 mm
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0.835 in.
21.21 mm
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O.705 in.
17.91 mm
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O.955 in.
24.26 mm
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1.205 in.
30.61 mm
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1.04 in.
26.50 mm
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1.043 in.
26.5 mm
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Thickness
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1.55 mm
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1.95 mm
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1.35 mm
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1.75 mm
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2.15 mm
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2.00mm
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2.00 mm
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Edge
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Plain
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Plain
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Reeded
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Reeded
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Reeded
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Reeded
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Plain
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No. of Reeds
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N/A
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N/A
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118
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119
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150
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133
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N/A
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The numbers of reeds by denomination are:
Denomination
One Cent
Five Cent
Dime
Quarter
Half Dollar
Dollar (1.04 diameter)
Susan B. Anthony Dollar
Golden Dollar
Highest number of reeds
Silver American Eagle one ounce
Lowest number of reeds
$1 Gold Coin (.511-inch diameter)
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Number of Reeds
0
0
118
119
150
189
133
0
201
81
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Note: American Eagle coins and many commemorative and coins also are reeded.
(Denominations in Bold Type Are Still Authorized)
HALF CENT
CENT
TWO-CENT
SILVER THREE-CENT
NICKEL THREE-CENT
NICKEL FIVE-CENT
HALF DIME
DIME
TWENTY-CENT
QUARTER DOLLAR
HALF DOLLAR
DOLLAR
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1793 - 1857
1793 TO DATE
1864 -1873
1851 - 1873
1865 - 1889
1866 TO DATE
1794 - 1873
1796 TO DATE
1875 - 1878
1796 TO DATE
1794 TO DATE
1794 TO DATE
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(Includes:
Eisenhower - 1971 through 1978
Susan B.Anthony - 1979 to 1980 and 1999
The Golden Dollar - 2000 to date)
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Cost of Producing the Penny, Nickel, Dime, Quarter, Half-dollar and Golden Dollar Coins.
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Golden Dollar |
Half Dollar |
Quarter |
Dime |
Nickel |
Penny |
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21.14 cents |
16.97 cents |
7.33 cents |
3.14 cents |
4.56 cents |
.93 cents |
(United States Mint, 2004 Annual Report, pg. 45)
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