This phrase is on the reverse of many different varieties and dates of Large Cent size "Hard Times Tokens" with different obverse designs. It's copper, not gold and needs to be seen for an idea of value. Take it to a local coin dealer.
The Barbary pirates demanding tribute to stop preying on US merchant ships.
A saying spoken by the American delegates when the privateers' demands were issued. The delegates found the terms unacceptable answered "Not a sixpence," but in the inflated rhetoric of the day the response became the infinitely more memorable: "Millions for defense, sir, but not one cent for tribute!"
It varies, but it's usually about 1 yen = 1 cent.
7.50
mille neuf cent quarante
"Millions for defence, not one cent for tribute"
''millions for defence not one cent for tribute''
''millions for defence not one cent for tribute''
Please check your coin again. Wheat cents were made from 1909 to 1958. A cent dated 1835 would be about the size of a half dollar and is appropriately called a Large Cent.
John Adams
3600012 is "trois millions six cent mille douze" in French.
'cent millions'
The first U.S. nickels were struck in 1866.
probably somewhere around 50 cents
In USA it would be: One Billion equals One Thousand Millions, so Ten Billions equals Ten Thousand Millions One percent of Ten Thousand Millions is 1 % 10,000 = 0.1 millions
5 cents
175 : cent soixante quinze 233 175 : deux cent trente trois mille cent soixante quinze 362 233 175 : trois cent soixante deux millions, deux cent trente trois mille cent soixante quinze 2 362 233 175 : deux milliards, trois cent soixante deux millions, deux cent trente trois mille cent soixante quinze