The two-cent billon was a pattern US coin struck in 1836 and initially proposed as part of the Act of January 13, 1837. Versions exist with either a reeded...
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Canceled denominations of United States currency (redirect from Two and a half cent coin (United States))
coins for the ring cent were struck in various metals, including copper, aluminum, and nickel, as well as billon. 1853 ring cents are restrikes dated...
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portal Flying Eagle cent Silver center cent Two-cent billon Three-cent bronze Stella (United States coin) 1943 steel cent 1974 aluminum cent Holed coin Ring...
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United States dollar (redirect from Cent (US))
Spanish silver dollar, divided it into 100 cents, and authorized the minting of coins denominated in dollars and cents. U.S. banknotes are issued in the form...
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contain their value in metal, Tracy's bill provided that the two-cent piece be made of billon, or debased silver. The bill was opposed by Mint Director Robert...
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circulated) Two-cent billon: 2¢, 1836 (not circulated) Two-cent bronze: 2¢, 1863–1873 Three-cent bronze: 3¢, 1863 (not circulated) Three-cent nickel: 3¢...
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center cent, but consists of a solid planchet with no silver plug. At least one specimen is made of a billon alloy — see here. "1792 Silver-Center Cent". CoinFacts...
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The American twenty-cent piece is a coin struck from 1875 to 1878, but only for collectors in the final two years. Proposed by Nevada Senator John P....
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the Mint to strike cents, and on May 14, New York Senator Daniel S. Dickinson introduced legislation for a cent made out of billon, copper with a small...
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perforate the coin, resulting in the ring cents of 1850 and 1851. The standard composition of these coins was billon, an alloy of 90% copper and 10% silver...
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III. Billon coins with Śrī Sāmanta Deva struck to a good weight standard but now merely billon with a gold and silver content of 25 to 30 per cent. There...
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Roosevelt dime (category Ten-cent coins of the United States)
The Roosevelt dime is the current dime, or ten-cent piece, of the United States. Struck by the United States Mint continuously since 1946, it displays...
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Coins of the Swiss franc (section Billon coins)
Barre of Paris), to Karl Friedrich Voigt of Munich (1800–1874) for the billon coins, and to Friedrich Fisch of Aarau for the silver coins (the "seated...
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current French word billion, post-1994 current Italian word bilione, Spanish billón, German Billion, Dutch biljoen, Danish billion, Swedish biljon, Finnish...
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10 cent piece and 20 cent coins were debased to billon (Minority silver, 40% in this case) before switching to a 680 standard. In 1939, zinc 1⁄2 cent and...
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Mercury dime (category Ten-cent coins of the United States)
The Mercury dime is a ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from late 1916 to 1945. Designed by Adolph Weinman and also referred to as the Winged...
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Walking Liberty half dollar (category Fifty-cent coins of the United States)
The Walking Liberty half dollar is a silver 50-cent piece or half dollar coin that was issued by the United States Mint from 1916 to 1947; it was designed...
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made. These include coins with a face value of a half cent, two cents, three cents, and twenty cents. (The half dollar and dollar coins are still produced...
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more recognized as currency all over Switzerland. Between 1798 and 1803, billon coins were issued in denominations of 1 centime, 1⁄2 batzen, and 1 batzen...
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devaluation resulted in schillings in the Holy Roman Empire being minted in billon (majority base metal content) instead of silver, with 48 schillings to one...
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the 1920s.[citation needed] An Imperial 10-décime coin was produced in billon from 1807 to 1810.[citation needed] During the Consulship period (1799–1804)...
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century, Spain struggled with the issuance of reales de vellon (made of billon alloy with less than ½ silver) of various weights and finenesses starting...
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Standing Liberty quarter (category Twenty-five-cent coins of the United States)
The Standing Liberty quarter is a 25-cent coin that was struck by the United States Mint from 1916 to 1930. It succeeded the Barber quarter, which had...
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29–41. Le Billon, Philippe (2005) Aid in the Midst of Plenty: Oil Wealth, Misery and Advocacy in Angola, Disasters 29(1): 1–25. Le Billon, Philippe (2001)...
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History of coins in Italy (section Two Sicilies oncia)
the Roman aureus. It was struck at Brindisi and Messina with accompanying billon deniers. The style of the augustalis has been described as splendid and...
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America the Beautiful quarters (category Twenty-five-cent coins of the United States)
quarters (sometimes abbreviated ATB quarters) were a series of fifty-six 25-cent pieces (quarters) issued by the United States Mint, which began in 2010 and...
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"VW boosts investment in electric and autonomous car technology to $86 billon". Reuters. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020. "Volkswagen brand...
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minted copper and billon pfennigs at around the same time. From the middle of the 18th century, however, the proportion of billon coins compared to pure...
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along the rim of a coin. billon A low-grade alloy of gold or silver with a high percentage of another metal, usually copper. Billon is often produced in response...
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Illinois Centennial half dollar (category Fifty-cent coins of the United States)
The Illinois Centennial half dollar is a commemorative 50-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1918. The obverse, depicting Abraham...
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