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Serving
Students at
Santa Ana
College and
Santiago
Canyon College
UNITED STATES
Currency
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EXCHANGE
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
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United
States Currency
Dollar
bills and coins are used for currency in the United States. United
States’ currency is based on a decimal system, with one dollar ($1 or $1.00)
equal to one hundred cents. The slang
term
for a dollar bill is a "buck". Coin currency is used for amounts
less than one dollar; the most common coins and their equivalencies follow:
Penny
equals one cent or 0.01 dollars
Nickel
equals five cents or 0.05 dollars
Dime
equals ten cents or 0.10 dollars
Quarter
equals twenty-five cents or 0.25 dollars
Paper
currency, all printed in green and white, is most often circulated in the
amounts of $1, $5, $10, $20, $50 or $100.
Links
to More Information
United
States Mint
U.
S. Monetary System
Living
in the United States
U.S.
and International Tipping Guidelines
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