[DOC] [TLE] After being made with a new metal in 1883, the U.S. coin known as ... [PAR] Jun 29, 2016 ... After being made with a new metal in 1883, the U.S. coin known as the half dime 
# Quiz # Question. video. 0:28 0 likes, 0 dislikes. No views. [DOC] [TLE] Half dime - Wikipedia [PAR] The half dime, or half disme, was a silver coin, valued at five cents, formerly 
minted in the United States. Some numismatists consider the denomination to be 
the first coin minted by the United States Mint under the Coinage Act of 1792, .... 
In 1978 a unique 1870-S Seated Liberty half dime became known. The Seated 
Liberty... [DOC] [TLE] Nickel (United States coin) - Wikipedia [PAR] A nickel, in American usage, is a five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint. 
Composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel, the piece has been issued since 
1866. Its diameter is .835 inches (21.21mm) and its thickness is .077 inches (1.95 
mm). The silver half dime, equal to five cents, had been issued since the 1790s. 
.... This made the new coin heavy, in terms of weight per $.01 of face value,... [DOC] [TLE] Coin - Wikipedia [PAR] A coin is a small, flat, round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium 
of exchange or ... Coins made of valuable metal are stored in large quantities as 
bullion coins. .... The coins of Phanes are known to be amongst the earliest of 
Greek coins, a hemihekte of the issue was found in ..... New York: Random 
House. p. [DOC] [TLE] Guide to United States Coinage - Littleton Coin Company [PAR] Learn about America's coinage, from cents and dollar coins to gold and ... Nickel 
Three-Cent Piece; Nickel; Half Dime; Dime; Twenty-Cent Piece ... Made of pure 
copper, the half cent was useful for making change during its ... Shield 1866-
1883 ... of Eight name), the U.S. quarter, as  of a dollar, became known as two 
bits. [DOC] [TLE] How Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, Quarters and Dollars Got Their Names [PAR] Oct 21, 2015 ... Prior to the United States minting their own coins, it relied on foreign currency. ... 
Besides being called by that name, the cent also retained the name penny, ... 
Like the ten-cent coin, the half dime was made of silver and weighed ... widely 
circulated as the nickel, named after the metal by which it was made. [DOC] [TLE] Nickel Five Cent Pieces - CoinFacts.com [PAR] UNITED STATES ... The coin known popularly as the Nickel, first appeared in 
1866. ... to strike the coin and was meant to differentiate the new coin from 
another of the same denomination that circulated at the same time -- the Half 
Dime made of silver. ... The first Nickels were the Shield Nickels minted from 
1866 to 1883. [DOC] [TLE] 1837-1891 Seated Liberty Dimes | NGC [PAR] As executed on the new 1837 dime (and half dime, as well), the seated Liberty 
figure ... (This was the first time that the word dime appears on a U.S. coin. ... the 
Mint's penchant for uniformity of design among coins of the same metal ... Proofs 
were made for public sale in 1858 and 1859 but also are known for earlier dates. [DOC] [TLE] 1883-1913 Liberty Head Five Cents | NGC [PAR] The father of the new coin was A. Loudon Snowden, Superintendent of the ... All 
were struck in copper-nickel, the same alloy being used already in the three-cent 
... first base-metal five-cent piece in U.S. history; up to then, the half dimea 
small ... the Mint had struck nearly 5-1/2 million of the so-called No CENTS 
nickels,... [DOC] [TLE] Liberty Head V-Nickel Values (1883 to 1913) | CoinTrackers.com ... [PAR] The V Nickels were produced from 1883 to 1913 and it's metal content is ... of 
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Question: After being made with a new metal in 1883, the U.S. coin known as the half dime became known as this
Answer: nickel