Learning
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Learning
about American Coins
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Pennies
Let's start. The coin with the smallest value is a penny, which is worth one cent, or 1¢. The symbol "¢" means "cent". Here are pictures of the front (head) and back (tail) of a penny:
One penny won't buy you very much!
Nickels
The next coin in value is a nickel, or 5¢. Here are pictures of the front (head) and back (tail) of a nickel:
Since one nickel is 5¢, it is worth the same as five pennies. You can see in this picture that one nickel is the same as five pennies:
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The symbol "=", called an "equal sign", means "is equal to". The symbol "+", called a "plus sign", means "add". The picture above shows you that one nickel is equal to five pennies added together.
Dimes
Another coin is a dime, or 10¢. This is what a dime looks like:
You should be able to guess that a dime is the same as ten pennies, or ten cents. It is also the same as two nickels, or one nickel plus five pennies. Look at the picture below to see this:
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Quarters
The last coin is a quarter, or 25¢. This is what a quarter looks like:
In this picture, you see one head and two tails. Quarters may have different pictures on the tail, because these coins are being made with a different design for each state.
There are many different ways to make up a quarter using dimes, nickels, and pennies. The following table shows some examples:
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Examples of Using Coins
You want to buy pencils for two friends. Two pencils cost 32¢. You can pay for these with one quarter, one nickel, and two pennies, because 25¢ + 5¢ + 1¢ + 1¢= 32¢.
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