It would be a caped bust half dollar. Follow this link for an actual image. http://www.coinfacts.com/half_dollars/capped_bust_half_dollars/capped_bust_half_dollars.html
It looks the same as every other US cent minted since 1909.
There were 1863 2 cent pieces which were minted as pattern coins - test pieces to see what coins look like before a great number are minted and released into general circulation. The 1863 2 cent patten coins feature George Washington - the first time he appeared on a US coin and the interesting motto "GOD OUR TRUST" These pattern 2 cent pieces are quite rare and worth thousands of dollars. See the linked website for more. Also note that the coin is called a 2 cent piece rather than "2 cent penny", because a penny is the slang name for a 1-cent coin.
It sounds like a privately manufactured piece or an altered genuine 1980. If it's the first, it's probably only worth a buck or two. If the second, it's considered to be an altered coin and is only worth 50 cents.
Hmm... "Liberty one cent"? Im not sure if there is a coin like that.MoreALL American coins have the word LIBERTY or a picture of Miss Liberty on them. Your coin, like all other cents minted since mid-1909, is called a Lincoln cent. There's more information at the Related Question.
No. Cleaning coins will only decrease their value. Especially for collector coins like large cents.
Yes, the 50 cent piece is still being minted by the United States Mint as a circulating coin. However, it is not as commonly seen in circulation compared to other denominations like quarters and pennies.
The Treasury Dept. Has Concluded It Cost 0.93 Cent To Make A One Cent Piece. Yes It Looks Like The One Cent Piece Will Be A Thing Of The Past.
It looks the same as every other US cent minted since 1909.
There were 1863 2 cent pieces which were minted as pattern coins - test pieces to see what coins look like before a great number are minted and released into general circulation. The 1863 2 cent patten coins feature George Washington - the first time he appeared on a US coin and the interesting motto "GOD OUR TRUST" These pattern 2 cent pieces are quite rare and worth thousands of dollars. See the linked website for more. Also note that the coin is called a 2 cent piece rather than "2 cent penny", because a penny is the slang name for a 1-cent coin.
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Canada last minted silver 5-cent coins in 1921, but they weren't called "nickels" at that time. Instead they were more like the old US half-dime coins that circulated in the 19th century. The Canadian 5-cent piece wasn't called a nickel until 1922 when new, larger nickel-based coins replaced the old silver ones.
A silver Indian Head one cent coin from 1862 does not exist. The coin was made of bronze, not silver, and featured a depiction of Liberty wearing a Native American headdress on the obverse side, and a wreath on the reverse side.
The first US nickels were minted in 1866. Before that, the only 5-cent piece was a tiny silver coin called a "half dime". It was unpopular because it was so small that it was easy to lose. Half dimes continued to be minted until 1873. By that point there were enough nickels in circulation, and the US Mint stopped making half dimes. The first Canadian nickels were minted in 1922. Before that Canada also had a tiny silver coin very much like the US half dime, although its name was simply a five-cent piece. Like its US counterpart it was unpopular because of its small size; it was colloquially called a "fish scale".
It sounds like a privately manufactured piece or an altered genuine 1980. If it's the first, it's probably only worth a buck or two. If the second, it's considered to be an altered coin and is only worth 50 cents.
Hmm... "Liberty one cent"? Im not sure if there is a coin like that.MoreALL American coins have the word LIBERTY or a picture of Miss Liberty on them. Your coin, like all other cents minted since mid-1909, is called a Lincoln cent. There's more information at the Related Question.
Without knowing details like the date and condition, it's worth no less than 50 cents.
The Cent, along with any other denomination can be discontinued if Congress feels like it. However, most of the denominations that the US has made have not been discontinued, with only the half cent, two cent, three cent (silver and nickel) and the 20 cent piece being discontinued for various reasons. The big reasons why the cent is unlikely to be discontinued is because people don't like paying more for things and the zinc lobby is quite powerful (pennies are mostly zinc today).