294 ARITHMETIC 



MEASURES OF MONEY 



UNITED STATES MONEY 



10 mills (m.) =1 cent c. 



10 cents =1 dime d. 



10 dimes = 1 dollar $ 



10 dollars =1 eagle E. 



m. ct. d. $ E. 

 10= 1 

 100= 10= 1 

 1,000= 100= 10= 1 

 10,000 = 1 ,000 = 100 = 10 = 1 



The term legal tender is applied to money that may be 

 legally offered in payment of debts. All gold coins are 

 legal tender for their face value to any amount, pro- 

 vided their weight has not diminished more than ^^ 

 Silver dollars are also legal tender to any amount; but 

 silver coins of lower denominations than $1 are legal 

 tender only for sums not exceeding $10. Nickel and 

 copper coins are legal tender for sums not exceeding 

 25c. 

 The legal coins of the United States are: 



GOLD COINS Weight in Grains 



1-dollar piece = 25.8 



2|-dollar piece, or quarter eagle = 64.5 



3-dollar piece = 77.4 



5-dollar piece, or half eagle = 129.0 



10-dollar piece, or eagle =258.0 



20-dollar piece, or double eagle =516.0 



SILVER COINS Weight 



Standard dollar =412.5 grains 



Half dollar, or 50-cent piece = 192.9 grains, or 12 grams 



Quarter dollar, or 25-cent piece ..= 96.45 grains, or 6 i grams 

 Dime, or 10-cent piece = 38.58 grains, or 2| grams 



COPPER AND NICKEL COINS 



Weight 



5-cent piece =77.16 grains, or 5 grams 



3-cent piece = 30.00 grains 



1-cent piece. =48.00 grains 



