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American money is divided into

	Cents, which are made of copper.
5	cent pieces, commonly called nickels (made of base metal).
10	cents, commonly called a dime (made of silver).
25	cents, commonly called a quarter (silver).
50	cents, or half a dollar (silver).
100	cents make a dollar, which is sometimes made of paper and sometimes made of silver.

After you learn to count money up to one hundred cents or one dollar, it is easy to handle larger sums, such as five dollars, ten dollars.

The abbreviation for cents is cts. or ¢.

The abbreviation for dollar is this sign: $.

The monogram of the United States, “U. S.,” makes the dollar sign if you leave off the bottom of the U.