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.
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