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Why are the values of United States coins shown in words and not numbers?

April 26, 2017Coins Numbers united states values words

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Why are the values of United States coins shown in words and not numbers?

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We do not have any information available about why the United States has followed the general custom of displaying coin values in words instead of numbers. The United States Mint used numerical descriptions of the value on our coins from time to time since the establishment of our coinage system in 1792. However, this has been the exception and not the rule.