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Why does the US cent have the president on the front of the coin?
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∙ 11y ago
The Lincoln cent was created to honor the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.
The decision was quite controversial because up till that time no US coin ever carried a real person's portrait. Most had stylized images of Miss Liberty, although a few had abstract designs (an embellished "III" on some 3 cent pieces, a shield on the nickel, etc.) President Theodore Roosevelt was a strong proponent of modernizing coin design and lent his support to the use of Lincoln's image. It's now the longest-running portrait on any US coin so clearly the choice was a valid one.
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Whose face on us 5 cent coin?
From 1938 through the present, the image on the American 5-cent coin is that of Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States.
Which US coin has a president that faces to the right?
That would be the Lincoln cent, a design in use since 1909. Also, the 2005 Jefferson nickel.
In American money which coin shows Thomas Jefferson?
The US 5 cent coin (a nickel). That is his home- Monticello- on the back.
Did US mint a 3 cent coin?
Yes. There was a silver 3 cent piece minted from 1851 until 1873, which was the smallest silver coin the U.S. ever made. Then there was also a 3 cent nickel starting in 1865 that lasted until 1889.
Whose face is on the ten cent coin?
Please post a new, separate question with the coin's country of origin. 10-cent coins are minted by the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the EU, and other countries.
What is on a 10cent coin?
The US 10 cent coin has president Roosevelt.
Who is on the US 50 cent coin?
The 50 cent coin bears the head of President John F. Kennedy
Which is larger in size a 2 coin or a ten cent coin?
A two cent US coin is larger in size than a ten cent US coin.
Who is on the 5 cent US coin?
Since 1938, it's been President Thomas Jefferson.
Whose face on us 5 cent coin?
From 1938 through the present, the image on the American 5-cent coin is that of Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States.
Who is on the 50 coin?
A portrait of John Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, appears on the obverse of the US 50 cent coin.
Which us president was on the fifty cent coin in 1964?
That was the first year John F. Kennedy was on the half dollar.
What is value of us 3 cent coin?
1856 3 cent coin value
What does a 1913 penny look like posibbly liberty penny?
A US cent dated 1913 is a Lincoln cent and the word Liberty is also on the front of the coin.
Who is faces on a dime?
A portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States, has appeared on the US dime (ten cent) coin since 1946.
Whose face on us 5 cent?
From 1938 through the present, the image on the American 5-cent coin is that of Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States.
Is there a 75 cent us coin?
No there as never been a U.S. coin with a 75 cent face value.
