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One hundred dollars bill
The currently produced U.S. $100 Federal Reserve Note
Obverse: Benjamin Franklin
Reverse: Independence Hall
The United States one hundred-dollar bill ($100) is a denomination of United States currency. U.S. statesman, inventor, and diplomat Benjamin Franklin is currently featured on the obverse of the bill, while Independence Hall is featured on the reverse.
The bill is one of two current notes that does not feature a President of the United States. The other is the United States ten-dollar bill, featuring Alexander Hamilton. It is the largest denomination that has been in circulation since July 14, 1969, when the higher denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000 and $100,000 were retired.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing says the "average life" of a $100 bill in circulation is 60 months before it is replaced due to wear. Approximately 7% of all notes produced today are $100 bills.
One-hundred dollar bills are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in mustard-colored straps.
The Series 2009 $100 bill redesign was unveiled on April 21, 2010, and was to be issued to the public in early 2011.
Production of the redesigned high-tech bills was shut down in December 2010 because as many as 30% were unusable due to a manufacturing flaw. A vertical crease in the paper reveals a blank space on the bill when pulled out.
US Dollar Coins
United States coinage was first minted by the new republic in 1792. New coins have been produced every year since then and they make up a valuable aspect of the United States currency system.
Today circulating coins exist in denominations: $0.01, $0.05, $0.10, $0.25, $0.50, and $1.00. Also minted are bullion and commemorative coins. All of these are produced by the United States Mint.
The coins are then sold to Federal Reserve Banks which in turn are responsible for putting coins into circulation and withdrawing them as demanded by the country's economy.
Current coinage
Today four mints operate in the United States producing billions of coins each year. The main mint is the Philadelphia Mint which produces circulating coinage, mint sets and some commemorative coins.
The Denver Mint also produces circulating coinage, mint sets and commemoratives. The San Francisco Mint produces regular and silver proof coinage. The West Point Mint produces bullion coinage (including proofs). Philadelphia and Denver produce the dies used at all of the mints.
The proof and mint sets are manufactured each year and contain examples of all of the year's circulating coins. These and the other non-circulating coins can be purchased directly from the US Mint.
One cent coin One Cent
Obverse: President Abraham Lincoln
Reverse: Lincoln Memorial
Diameter: 19.05 mm
Thickness: 1.55 mm
Mass: 2.5 g
Composition: 97.5% zinc core, 2.5% copper plating
Date of first minting: 1959
Common reference: Wheat Penny, Penny, Cent
The United States one-cent coin is a unit of currency equaling one-hundredth of a United States dollar. Its obverse has featured the profile of President Abraham Lincoln since 1909, the centennial of his birth.
Since 1959 (the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's birth), the reverse has featured the Lincoln Memorial. The coin is.75 inches in diameter and.061 inches in thickness.
The one-cent coin is often called a "penny", but the U.S. Mint's official name for this coin is "cent".
Five cents coin Five Cents
Obverse: President Thomas Jefferson
Reverse: Monticello
Diameter: 21.21 mm
Thickness: 1.95 mm
Mass: 5 g
Composition: 91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel
Date of first minting: 2006
Common reference: Nickel
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