i dont know why, but i only thought of this now. also, why is george washington on the dollar, and the quarter? Lincoln also has two. why not put FDR on a coin? why do they pick certain presidents (or not, like ben franklin) to be on certain coins or dollars?
2006-07-12 02:54:43 · 11 answers · asked by shooda487 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
The figure before Roosevelt on the dime is the winged liberty, which people mistakenly took for Mercury. The wings on her head actually stood for freedom of thought. It was minted from 1916 to 1945. Before that was the Barber quarter minted from 1892 to 1916.
The order of Presidents on coins is:
1909 - Lincoln (cent)
1932 - Washington (quarter)
1938 - Jefferson (5 cent)
1946 - Roosevelt (10 cent)
1964 - Kennedy (50 cents)
1971 - Eisenhower (dollar coin)
I left out Franklin on the 50 cents in 1946 since he wasn't a President. I also left out Susan B. Anthony, (1979 dollar), and Sacajawea (current dollar).
The order of Presidents seems to be set in stone in 1928 when we started minting small sized, (current), currency. There is no law, though, that they have to be that way, its just tradition. By the way, before 1928, we have many different figures on all the bills, with Lincoln sometimes on the $20, etc.
2006-07-13 05:02:05 · answer #1 · answered by medoraman 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Eisenhower Dime
2016-11-11 01:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by dierks 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was Eisenhower. Remember his skinny head touching the tip of the dime.
Some people are calling this the mendela effect, this is not the only change that is taking place.
Simple phrases are no longer in some movies.
I m sure we will see more, but I d be worried as to why our history is changing in this way. I had to look through my dimes and thought I d no doubt find at least one coin with Eisenhower, it was never changed in my time line before, now it just is.
2016-12-26 02:00:36 · answer #3 · answered by Angel 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mercury
Hahahahah whose on the dime now? you fool
Roosevelt has been on the dime since 1964
Did you also realize that there are non presidents on money too?
The 10 has Hamilton who was a treasurer and Benjamin Franklin who WAS NEVER A PRESIDENT is on a 100.
You shooda read up on this before you complained.
2006-07-12 02:58:16 · answer #4 · answered by gnomes31 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Who was on the dime before Eisenhower? Eisenhower is not on the dime, Franklin D. Roosevelt is. Prior to him it was the Winged Liberty Head/Mercury Dime.
George Washington was put on the quarter in 1932 to pay tribute to the 200th anniversary of his birth. George Washington is the first president of the United States and is given much credit for the solidarity of our nation in its beginnings. This is the conclusion I come to for the reason as to why he is on the one dollar bill.
Lincoln was the first president to appear on a coin in 1909. He was our sixteenth president and was given credit for ending slavery. He aimed for reconstruction and solidarity following the Civil War and this is the conclusion which I come to for his face being on the penny and five dollar bill.
Haven't you ever heard "it's all about the Benjamins"? Benjamin Franklin is on the one hundred dollar bill.
Obviously, presidents and individuals who have certain memorable and important achievements are represented on our money.
2006-07-12 03:12:48 · answer #5 · answered by InfoJunkie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Who was on the dime before Eisenhower?
i dont know why, but i only thought of this now. also, why is george washington on the dollar, and the quarter? Lincoln also has two. why not put FDR on a coin? why do they pick certain presidents (or not, like ben franklin) to be on certain coins or dollars?
2015-08-18 16:51:54 · answer #6 · answered by Fayre 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mercury dime
take a look-see.
2006-07-12 02:57:46 · answer #7 · answered by MK6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
before, we had what are called Mercury dimes. by the way, isn't that Roosevelt on the dime?
2006-07-12 02:59:25 · answer #8 · answered by tweetymay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Eisenhower is on a silver dollar.
2016-03-22 16:11:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you know ben franklin was against the rebellion (american revolution) until the pressure made him join? he was also an extreme ladies man, and not many americans liked him.
2006-07-12 02:59:35 · answer #10 · answered by P. Charles 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋