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Types of Coins

Dash
Dash

At Dash’s core is a unique fully-incentivized peer-to-peer network. Miners are rewarded for securing the blockchain and masternodes are rewarded for validating, storing and serving the blockchain to users.

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Dime
Dime

The dime, in U.S. usage, is a ten-cent coin, one tenth of a United States dollar, labeled formally as "one dime". The denomination was first authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792. The dime is the smallest in diameter and is the thinnest of all U.S. coins currently minted for circulation, being .705 inches (17.91 mm) in diameter and .053 inches (1.35 mm) in thickness.

Dime (Ten-Cent Coin)
Dime (Ten-Cent Coin)

The dime, in U.S. usage, is a ten-cent coin, one tenth of a United States dollar, labeled formally as "one dime". The denomination was first authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792. The dime is the smallest in diameter and is the thinnest of all U.S. coins currently minted for circulation, being .705 inches (17.91 mm) in diameter and .053 inches (1.35 mm) in thickness.

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Ethereum (ETH)
Ethereum (ETH)

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Jefferson Nickel (Five-Cent Coin)
Jefferson Nickel (Five-Cent Coin)

This silver five-cent coin was called a “half disme” (pronounced “dime”) and was much smaller than today’s nickel. Congress required the United States Mint to produce a new five-cent coin made of nickel and copper in 1866, but the smaller silver half disme was still made until 1873.

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Kennedy Half Dollar (Fifty-Cent Coin)
Kennedy Half Dollar (Fifty-Cent Coin)

1964 Kennedy Half Dollar 1964 D Kennedy Half Dollar * Notice as of December 2006 it is illegal to melt down US Minted Pennies and Nickels, and there is a $10,000 fine to help enforce the law.

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Lincoln Penny (One-Cent Coin)
Lincoln Penny (One-Cent Coin)

The new coins featured a flying eagle on the obverse and a wreath on the reverse. The “Indian Head” design appeared from 1859-1909. From 1909 to 1958, the Lincoln “wheat” penny obverse was paired with a reverse that featured two sheaves of wheat flanking the inscriptions ONE CENT and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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Litecoin
Litecoin

Litecoin can handle a higher volume of transactions thanks to its faster block generation. If bitcoin were to try to match this, it would require significant updates to the code that everyone on the bitcoin network is currently running.

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Monero (XMR)
Monero (XMR)

Monero coin (XMR) is a secure, private digital currency that uses ring confidential transactions to help users stay discreet. This currency is also very fungible, meaning, it’s not likely to ever be blacklisted by exchanges or vendors due to associations and previous transactions.

Native American $1 Coin
Native American $1 Coin

The Native American $1 Coin Program is authorized by the Native American $1 Coin Act (Public Law 110-82). Note: Native American $1 coins are circulating quality produced as collectibles, not for everyday transactions.

source: usmint.gov
Nickel
Nickel

In the first decade of the 21st century, commodity prices for copper and nickel, which make up the five-cent coin, rose dramatically, pushing the cost of manufacturing a nickel from 3.46 cents in fiscal year 2003 to 10.09 cents in fiscal year 2012.

Penny
Penny

The United States one-cent coin, often called a penny, is a unit of currency equaling one-hundredth of a United States dollar. The cent's symbol is ¢. Its obverse has featured the profile of President Abraham Lincoln since 1909, the centennial of his birth.

Presidential $1 Coin
Presidential $1 Coin

The Presidential $1 Coin Program launched in 2007. About the Presidential $1 Coin Program. The United States is honoring our Nation’s Presidents by issuing $1 coins featuring their images in the order that they served. The Program began in 2007 with Presidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison.

source: usmint.gov
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Quarter
Quarter

The quarter, short for quarter dollar, is a United States coin worth 25 cents, one-fourth of a dollar. It has a diameter of .955 inches (24.26 mm) and a thickness of .069 inches (1.75 mm). The coin sports the profile of George Washington on its obverse, and its reverse design has changed frequently.

Quarter Dollar (Twenty-Five Cent Coin)
Quarter Dollar (Twenty-Five Cent Coin)

The reverse of the bicentennial quarter shows a colonial drummer and a victory torch circled by 13 stars, representing the original 13 Colonies. It is impossible to tell a quarter minted in 1975 from one in 1976, as all are inscribed with 1776-1976.

source: usmint.gov
Ripple (XRP)
Ripple (XRP)

What Is Ripple Coin (XRP)? Ripple is a digital currency and an Internet protocol that connects disparate financial systems. Ripple is a real-time gross settlement system (RTGS), currency exchange and remittance network by Ripple. Also called the Ripple Transaction Protocol (RTXP) or Ripple protocol.

The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line

He is a former vice president of the American Numismatic Association, served as a coin-valuation consultant to the Federal Trade Commission and is a forceful consumer advocate for the coin-buying public. Scott is one of Bottom Line’s Featured Experts—follow his blog, The Money Connoisseur, and watch his videos, Face Value: Investing in Metals and Money.

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Zcash (ZEC)
Zcash (ZEC)

Zcash 1.1.1 has arrived!This release is an Overwinter-compatible version of the Zcash node software, with initial support for Sapling consensus rules and a Sapling testnet activation height set to block 252500..

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