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gblaz1

TIL the act that created the US $ also created its 4 divisions: the cent 1/100, mil 1/1000, dime 1/10 and eagle 10x. This is why a penny says One Cent and a dime says One Dime. But a quarter says Quarter Dollar and a nickel Five Cents. There are also gold coin Eagles $10 & Double Eagles $20.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar
en.wikipedia.org

Posted Jun 16, 2017, 8:09 PM UTC

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