Yes the US did make Half-Cents, the last year of issue was 1857.
A penny is a unit if currency (money), thus one penny means one unit/coin of this currency (1p).
yes if the workers screwed up enough to make a dime/penny
8-15-11>>> The first thing is the coin can't have a mintmark. Proofs were only struck in Philadelphia at this time and were NOT relased for circulation, less than 6,000 were struck. I don't know what makes you think the coin is proof, but the best thing to do is take it to a coin dealer.
The coin that is not a penny is a quarter. The other one IS a penny.
Penny (as in a coin): souPenny (as in the name): Same spelling as the English, Penny.
the smallest value of a coin is a penny.
"A penny" isn't an idiom - it's just a one-cent American coin.
A penny is a unit if currency (money), thus one penny means one unit/coin of this currency (1p).
Abe Lincoln is pictured on the American one cent ( penny) coin. He was our 16th President.
Please post a new question with the coin's date and country of issue. If there's no country on it, a one penny coin is most likely from Great Britain.
yes if the workers screwed up enough to make a dime/penny
Please post a new question noting whether it's an American cent or a British penny.
No US coin with the denomination of 1/10th of a cent has ever been made.
8-15-11>>> The first thing is the coin can't have a mintmark. Proofs were only struck in Philadelphia at this time and were NOT relased for circulation, less than 6,000 were struck. I don't know what makes you think the coin is proof, but the best thing to do is take it to a coin dealer.
modern money is divisible. the penny, which is the smallest denomination of coin is small enough for almost any purchase
The first was a privately minted coin called the FUGIO Cent in 1787.
In 1924 the value range for an American penny is six cents to thirty one dollars. To understand how the value of coins works, a person would need to do research because it all depends on what it printed on the coin, along with the date on the coin.