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FACTS ABOUT COINS. By, Bonnie Arena, Elementary Special Education Teacher July, 2009 For All About Money Unit. Penny. A U.S. coin worth one cent Can be written 1¢ or $0.01 Named after the British penny Copper plated; smooth edge First penny was printed in 1787
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FACTS ABOUT COINS By, Bonnie Arena, Elementary Special Education Teacher July, 2009 For All About Money Unit
Penny • A U.S. coin worth one cent • Can be written 1¢ or $0.01 • Named after the British penny • Copper plated; smooth edge • First penny was printed in 1787 • Designed by Benjamin Franklin; • it had an “Indian Head” • Lincoln penny first issued in 1909, the 100th • anniversary of Lincoln’s birth; this was the, • first coin to picture a President
Penny • Front of Penny • Abraham Lincoln—16th President of the United States • “In God We Trust”; “Liberty” • Year coin was minted • Mint mark (D means Denver, S means San Francisco and P means Philadelphia)
Penny • Back of Penny • Lincoln Memorial, located in Washington D.C. • If you look closely you can see a tiny • picture of Lincoln sitting inside the • Lincoln Memorial. • “United States of America”; “One Cent”; • “E Pluribus Unum”=”Out of many, one”
Nickel • U.S. coin worth five cents/ • five pennies; • Can be written 5¢ or $0.05 • Made out of a mixture of nickel and • copper; smooth edge • Was an “Indian Head/Buffalo” nickel • until 1938 when it became the • Jefferson nickel
Nickel • Front of Nickel • Thomas Jefferson—3rd President of the • United States and principal author of the • Declaration of Independence • “In God We Trust”; “Liberty” • Year coin was minted • Mint mark
Nickel • Back of Nickel • Monticello—Jefferson’s house, • which was designed by Jefferson himself • “E Pluribus Unum”; “Monticello”; • “Five Cents”; • “United States of America” • Utah State Office of • Education/Utah • State University
Dime • U.S. coin worth ten cents/ • ten pennies/two nickels; can • be written 10¢ or $0.10 • Before 1965, was made out of silver; now • made out of nickel/copper mixture; • 188 ridges around the edge; smallest, • thinnest and lightest U.S. coin • Used to be the “Liberty Head “dime until • 1946; now, the Roosevelt dime
Dime • Front of Dime • Franklin Delano Roosevelt—32nd • President; the only four-term President of • the United States • “Liberty”; “In God We Trust” • Year coin was minted • Mint mark
Dime • Back of Dime • Torch with an olive branch to the left and • an oak branch to the right • Torch signifies liberty • Oak branch signifies strength and • independence • Olive branch signifies peace • “United States of America”; “E Pluribus • Unum”; “One dime”
Quarter • U.S. coin worth twenty-five cents/ • twenty-five pennies/five nickels/ • two dimes and one nickel; can be written 25¢ • or $0.25 • Made out of copper and nickel; before 1965 it • was also made out of silver • Edge has 119 has ridges • George Washington quarter replace the • Liberty quarter in 1932 • There will be 50 state quarters, honoring • each state’s history, traditions and symbols
Quarter • Front of Quarter • George Washington—First President of • the United States • “Liberty”; “In God We Trust” • “Quarter Dollar”; and • “United States of America” • Year coin was minted • Mint mark
Quarter • Back of Quarter • Presidential coat of arms (an eagle with • outstretched wings) • “United States of America”; “E Pluribus • Unum”; “Quarter Dollar” • Discuss the quarters with the different • state drawings. Show students a few • quarters with different drawings on them.
Dollar Bill $ $ • Go to the website for NIEHS Kids’ Pages • and read about the dollar bill. • http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/triviadollar.htm
References • Coin images retrieved July 11, 2009 from : http://www.lmsd.org/staff/elemtech/USCoins/CoinPics/Penny-1.jpg and http://scavenging.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/us-quarter-back.png?w=300&h=296 • Coin Information. Academy Handbook First Grade. Utah State Office of Education/Utah State University. Retrieved July 11, 2009 from: http://www.uen.org/lessonplan/upload/10726-2-14462-coin_information.pdf • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health (NIH) Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2009 from: http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/triviadollar.htm