It's currently 41 cents It is 42 cents as of May 2008
US cents have never been made of silver, not even in the 1800s.
In 1900 the price of a stamp to mail a letter was 2 cents. In 2008 a first class postage stamp cost 42 cents.
There is no such coin. Large cents were made from 1793 to 1857. Flying eagle cents were made from 1856 to 1858. Indian Head cents were made from 1859 to 1909. Wheat-back Lincoln cents were made from 1909 to 1958. Lincoln Memorial cents were made from 1959 to 2008. Lincoln Bicentennial cents were made in 2009. Note - where there is an overlap in dates, both designs were struck in those years.
Inflation was fairly flat in the United States during most of the 1800s. A dollar from almost any time during that century would be have the purchasing power of about 4 cents today.
10 cents
5 cents
they got paid 50 cents per day
42 cents
Eleven cents from 1903 would be worth $2.25 today.
The postage rate changed in May 2008. It was raised from 41 cents to 42 cents on May 12th. The second ounce of postage remained at 17 cents.
It's currently 41 cents It is 42 cents as of May 2008
US cents have never been made of silver, not even in the 1800s.
As of January 25th 2008 it is .26 cents
It's worth exactly 10 cents.
It was originally priced in the US at 5 cents for a first class letter. In 1863 the cost was 3 cents for half an ounce. It dropped to 2 cents in 1883 and then was made 2 cents for a full ounce in 1885.
That would be Scott number US 2453. It has a value of 20 cents mint and 20 cents used.