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Thread #83814   Message #1544948
Posted By: beardedbruce
18-Aug-05 - 12:09 PM
Thread Name: BS: Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know
Subject: RE: BS: Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know
JohnInKansas,

ALL of the denominations I listed have been or are presently being produces by the US government as coinage. The half cent, two cent, three cent, twenty cent, three dollar (gold) and four dollar (gold) coins are not in present production- the others are. Check the FACE VALUE of the US 1/10, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 ounce gold and platinum coins.


I did NOT include the local/private issues, which would give even more possibilities. ALL the ones I have mentioned are presently legal tender in the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_coinage#Historical_denominations

Of some interest should be the last paragraph on the following article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_%28U.S._coin%29