Ca-ching! Coins in the U.S.

Ca-ching! Coins in the U.S.

from pennies to quarters

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​and how dimes and pennies

​relate to tens and ones in our number system

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​1st to 3rd grades

​The Penny

1​ ¢

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one cent

​Abraham Lincoln (front)

​Lincoln Memorial (back)

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​​Can you see Lincoln's statue in the Memorial? Look closely.

​The Nickel

5​ ¢

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​1 nickel = 5 pennies

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five cents

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​Thomas Jefferson (front)

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​Monticello, Jefferson's home (back)

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​The Dime

10​ ¢

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​1 dime = 2 nickels = 10 pennies

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ten cents

​​Franklin D. Roosevelt, or F.D.R. (front)

​torch, olive and oak branches (back)

​The Quarter

25​ ¢. twenty-five cents

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​1 quarter = 2 dimes AND 1 nickel = 25 pennies

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George Washington (front)

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​eagle with outstretched wings OR other images (back)

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= ​ one = penny

= ​ five = nickel

= ​ten = dime

= ​twenty-five = quarter

Multiple Choice

43 =

Multiple Choice

What is the total value?

• 31 cents

• 41 cents

• 46 cents

• 60 cents