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There's more to it than that. And it can be seen!

Hint:
This concerns a law adopted in France on October 24, 1793 and abolished on 1 January 1806 by Emperor Napoleon I

As well as clearly noting the denomination, most importantly was the emphasis on France now being a REPUBLIC where the people were in charge rather than a Monarch ruling over the people and an Empire .

The 1793 law prohibited the image of the ruler/monarch appearing on any coin. In 1806 Napoleon I repealed the law to put his image on coins.

No. Sir.

There's more to it and it has nothing to do with the ruler.

They switched to a new calendar?

Right.

You're in for the next round, the full story is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar, it's obviousluy not that easy to decimalize our know calendar, but fun to read about.

And the coins with AN like this


Those were the days .... they thought they would never end, but as always, nothing lasts for eternity.

The United States mint has produced coins for every country in the Americas except for 5(6) (excluding the Caribbean). Which five(six) are they?

Edit: Corrected numbers

• Argentina
  
• Chile
  
• Uruguay
  
• Belize
  
• Paraguay
  

Totally forgot about Paraguay, I will amend my original post.

However, all are correct except for Argentina, for whom the US made blanks for in 1919 and 1920.

Цитата: "Some_Nerd"​Totally forgot about Paraguay, I will amend my original post.
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​However, all are correct except for Argentina, for whom the US made blanks for in 1919 and 1920.

​Brazil and Guyana?

Guyana is correct, but again, the US made blanks for Brazil in 1968 to 1970.

Chile
Uruguay
Belize
Paraguay
Guyana
Canada

All correct except for Canada, the US made these coins in 1968.

Chile
Uruguay
Belize
Paraguay
Guyana
Suriname(?)

Suriname is incorrect, as the US made these coins during WW2.

Цитата: "Some_Nerd"​The United States mint has produced coins for every country in the Americas except for 5(6) (excluding the Caribbean). Which five(six) are they?
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​Edit: Corrected numbers

Please ask a clear question from the beginning. (including, excluding, (),) come to the point. I never understood your question, which is of no importance.

To spare everyone and to move this quiz along, the answer is:

• Belize
  
• Chile
  
• France, via French Guiana (while the US made this coin in 1944, it did not circulate in South America)
  
• Guyana
  
• Paraguay
  
• Uruguay
  

Since rsirian1 got the closest first, he has the floor!

Thanks. Good question.

United States law prohibits putting the likeness of any living person on a legal tender coin or banknote and they have to be dead for at least two years before their likeness can appear on a coin or banknote.

Which president(s) appeared on a US coin or banknote while they were still alive?
Which person (not a US president) appeared on a US coin or banknote prior to the two year waiting period after their death?

1. Calvin Coolidge
2. Salmon P. Chase

Цитата: "Amraan Amjad"​1. Calvin Coolidge
​2. Salmon P. Chase

​Sorry. Not correct.

Edit: Calvin Coolidge is correct but Salmon P. Chase is incorrect having died many years before appearing on the 10,000 Dollar bill.

I might be misreading the second question, but is it Thomas E. Kilby as seen on the 1921 Alabama Centennial half dollar? He wasn't even dead at the time

Цитата: "seltsamesammler"​I might be misreading the second question, but is it Thomas E. Kilby as seen on the 1921 Alabama Centennial half dollar? He wasn't even dead at the time

​I'll accept that answer to keep things moving. The question wasn't completely clear. I meant a person that had died that was on a coin prior to the 2 year period. When Thomas E. Kilby and Calvin Coolidge were on coins while still living the dead/2 years period wasn't a law, just tradition started when George Washington refused to be shown on currency of the new USA. So...four coins with living non-presidents on them that I know about (there may be others) are:

Governor Thomas E. Kilby on the 1921 Alabama Centennial half dollar
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces9257.html
Senator Carter Glass on the 1936 Lynchburg, Virginia Sesquicentennial half dollar
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces78983.html
Senator Joseph T. Robinson on the 1936 Arkansas Centennial half dollar
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces79011.html
Eunice Kennedy Shriver on the 1995 Special Olympics World Games 1 dollar
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces38467.html

The coin I was thinking of is the First Spouse series 2016 coin with Nancy Reagan on it. She died earlier in that year and by a special act of congress her coin was allowed to be minted so it could be released the same year as the Ronald Reagan Presidential Dollar Coin.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces96628.html

seltsamesammler, the next question is yours.

That was a tough, but good one!

Here's a fairly easy one to get things moving again:

According to the U.S. Mint, what is the official number of pennies legally produced for circulation in the United States at the Philadelphia Mint between 1959 and 2008?

I found the number 427506523571, but I'm not sure if it's the official number

That's a good try, but not the official number.

Цитата: "seltsamesammler"​That's a good try, but not the official number.

​LOL, I found this:

The United States Mint has never struck a Penny. The U.S. Mint's official name for a penny is "cent" that is 1/100 Dollar and the U.S. Treasury's official name is "one cent piece". The colloquial term penny derives from the British coin of the same name, the pre-decimal version of which had a similar value, that is 1/100 Pound Sterling.

Цитата: "smvdbrink"​

Цитата: "seltsamesammler"​That's a good try, but not the official number.

​​LOL, I found this:
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​The United States Mint has never struck a Penny. The U.S. Mint's official name for a penny is "cent" that is 1/100 Dollar and the U.S. Treasury's official name is "one cent piece". The colloquial term penny derives from the British coin of the same name, the pre-decimal version of which had a similar value, that is 1/100 Pound Sterling.

​That's interesting but don't tell the US Mint. They seem to think they mint pennies.



BTW, my answer is 204,643,939,110 but I don't have another good question so if that's right anybody can post another question.

I sincerely admire the work being done to come up with these impressive sums, but smvdbrink has the answer!

While the U.S. Mint does use the term penny in public-facing contexts, and there's a long colloquial history of taking about U.S. pennies, there is no legal basis for it. The coin that that term refers to has always been a cent or one cent piece.

It was the "According to the U.S. Mint" part that confused me. I'm guessing if I asked the U.S. Mint how many pennies they made last year they wouldn't say, "zero."

I did find this on the U.S. Treasury Department web site:

What is the correct term for a one-cent coin?

The proper term is "one cent piece," but in common usage this coins is often referred to as a penny or cent. Many times, even the Treasury Department and the United States Mint use the term penny because that is what is normally referred to in general use by the public.

Цитата: "seltsamesammler"​I sincerely admire the work being done to come up with these impressive sums, but smvdbrink has the answer!
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​While the U.S. Mint does use the term penny in public-facing contexts, and there's a long colloquial history of taking about U.S. pennies, there is no legal basis for it. The coin that that term refers to has always been a cent or one cent piece.
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​Even I knew that