Nickel (United States coin)

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A nickel is a five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint. Composed of cupronickel, the piece has been issued since 1866. Its diameter is 0.835 inches and its thickness is 0.077 inches. It is the

A 1796 half dime

1829 silver five-cent piece

$Spencer M. Clark, Supervisor of the Currency Bureau, placed his own likeness on the five-cent U.S. fractional currency note, leading directly to legis$

Spencer M. Clark, Supervisor of the Currency Bureau, placed his own likeness on the five-cent U.S. fractional currency note, leading directly to legislation prohibiting the depiction of any living person on U.S. currency.

Penny (United States coin)

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The penny, officially the cent, is a coin in the United States representing one-hundredth of a dollar. It has been the lowest face-value physical unit of U.S. currency since the abolition of the half-

Liberty Cap cent, 1794

Classic Head cent, 1811

Braided Hair large cent, 1850

Obverse side of a cent after 17 years of circulation