Penny Trivia

[Old Dog]

When wa sthe first Penny minted in the Unuted States ?


Comments?

Who actualy knows?

OD

 

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[ivan salis]

that really depends on what date you consider the united states to be the united states---that is often debated quite a bit ---and who the "first" president was is also "debated" alot ---by the way its cent not penny ---Ivan

 

[Old Dog]

Congrats Ivan

LOL I was hoping a few folks would not figure it out for a while.

Actually the US has NEVER minted a penny.
The name cent comes from the unit of denomination described by the coin. One Cent equals one hundredth of one dollar.
All of them from the beginning have been cents. Not pennys

The use of a separate monetary system was decided by the Continental condress when we were at war with Britain, in an effort to achieve total separation. and not use the English system.

Man, those guys must have relay been Pissed.
d.
OD

 

[ivan salis]

sorry to be so "smart" but as you said --the united states did not want to use the british term --penny--for its money hince the word cents--now its my turn---name largest us "bill" made with a non president person on it--and who it was---Ivan

 

[djui5]

Man, those guys must have relay been Pissed.
d.
OD

They're getting us back, they have all the time in the world for the Catholics to infiltrate our country from the inside..

Anyway,

name largest us "bill" made with a non president person on it--and who it was

$3 Bill Clinton?

 

[Jeffro]

Salmon or Samuel P. Chase, on the 10,000 dollar bill.

 

[ivan salis]

jeffro correct--Ivan

 

[fiatboy]

I have to mention that since the 1980's the U.S. Mint has, on occasion, used the word "penny" in its official literature. The word "penny" is not official, but even the Mint realizes how ubiquitous the term has become.

 

[Old Dog]

Ivan,

What is the smallest US bill without a president?

OD

 

[hasbeen]

My guess would be

http://www.oldecityonline.com/images/scans/Fractional/Fr1236front.jpg

hasbeen

 

[Old Dog]

Hasbeen,

Nope but close.
Think smaller.

OD

 

[ELVISFAN]

THE 1 ST US CENT WAS 1793 1 ST US 1 DOLLAR BILL 1862 THE 1886 1 DOLLAR BILL HAS MARTHA WASHINTON ON IT...

 

[Old Dog]

Think more current , they still make these and we over look them all the time

The Two dollar bill has Ben Franklin on it. Although he is considered a Founding Father,
He was never president.

OD

The one cent coin has always featured a bust of Lady Liberty Except for the Fugio Cent which featured a statement saying "Mind Your Business"

The model for lady liberty was at one time rumored to have been either Martha or George Washington, but that hasn't ever been confirmed.

 

[l.cutler]

The two dollar bill has Thomas Jefferson, not Ben Franklin.

 

[Mackaydon]

3rd issue of Fractional Currency:
December 1864-Aug 1869
5 Cents Spencer Clark ; Sup't of the Nat. currency bureau
25 cents: Sec. of the T Fees...(something)
50 cents: T. Sec. F.E. Spinner.
Don.

 

[Old Dog]

Sorry I will stand corrected,

( that's what happens when I try to crunch three sets of numbers at the same time)

The 100 dollar bill is the smallest current paper currency without a president.
It has Ben Franklin on it. At Least I got him right

Now I am sure I have to at least recheck all the other stuff I was doing.
Sorry again guys.

OD

 

[l.cutler]

Sorry gotcha again, Alexander Hamilton is on the $10 bill. He would be the current smallest denomination non president!

 

[fiatboy]

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