Heads
Who is on the head side of the penny?
Abraham Lincoln
What is on the tail side of the penny?
The Lincoln Memorial
Penny
Approximately 30 million pennies are produced each day
U.S. Mint produces >13 billion pennies each year
Pennies were the first coins minted in the U.S.
How can you make 21 cents?
Show by drawing on your whiteboard.
How can you make 112 cents? How can you write it in dollar form.
Show on your whiteboard
$1.12
Who is on the head side of the nickel
Thomas Jefferson
What is on the tail side of the nickel?
Monticello
Jefferson's home in Virginia
Nickel
The nickel is the only U.S. coin that is called by its metal content – even though the metal in a nickel is only 25 percent nickel. The rest is copper.
The bison appeared on the Buffalo nickel (1913 to 1938), it was the first animal on a circulating American coin that was not an eagle.
How can you make 72 cents with the greatest value coins.
1 Half dollar + 2 dimes + 2 pennies
How can you make 120 cents write it in dollar form?
Draw it on your white board.
$1.20
Who is on the head side of the dime?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is on the tail side of the dime?
Torch, olive branch, and oak branch
Symbols for ideas
Dime
dime came from the french word “disme” meaning 1/10th
has been in circulation for over 200 years and is a popular choice for coin collectors due to its historical significance and relatively low value
How can you make 87 cents with the greatest value coins.
1 Half dollar coin + 1 quarter + 1 dime + 2 pennies
How can you make 147 cents write it in dollar form with the greatest value coins.
2 half dollar coins + 1 quarter + 2 dimes + 2 pennies
$1.47
Who is on the head side of the quarter?
George Washington
What is on the tail side of the quarter?
Bald eagle
Quarter
President Washington, if here today, might be a bit surprised to find himself on the quarter. In considering designs for the first U.S. coins, he and Congress rejected coin designs showing our presidents. It reminded them too much of British coins featuring their queen or king.
The design on the back can change to honor different people or places
How can you make 99 cents with the greatest value coins and in dollar form
1 half dollar + 1 quarter + 2 dimes + 4 pennies
$0.99
How can you make 178 cents? +5 Bonus points if you can tell me how else you can write it in dollar form.
Draw it on your whiteboard.