First "cent" symbol?

Russell12

Is this the first cent symbol ever on a US coin
?

Mr_Spud

I’m not sure, Is the big C on the 3 cent silvers considered to be a cent symbol?🤔

MWallace

@Mr_Spud said:
I’m not sure, Is the big C on the 3 cent silvers considered to be a cent symbol?🤔

I have always thought it just stood for "CENTS" and it does on early Quarters and Halves.

lobo54

@Mr_Spud said:
I’m not sure, Is the big C on the 3 cent silvers considered to be a cent symbol?🤔

It most certainly is............. F.Y.I., no "US" coin has ever used the word "penny"

ricko

Will have to check that out... I do not recall the slash C being used elsewhere.... Cheers, RickO

MWallace

@lobo54 said:

@Mr_Spud said:
I’m not sure, Is the big C on the 3 cent silvers considered to be a cent symbol?🤔

It most certainly is............. F.Y.I., no "US" coin has ever used the word "penny"

That's because the US MInt has never struck a penny.

Lazybones

¢

MWallace

The $ sign was used for the first time in 2007 on the Washington Dollar.

[Deleted User]

The capped bust coins had the denominations as "50 C", "25 C", "10 C", and "5 C".

OAKSTAR

@MWallace said:
The $ sign was used for the first time in 2007 on the Washington Dollar.

keyman64

@Atcarroll said:
The capped bust coins had the denominations as "50 C", "25 C", "10 C", and "5 C".

My thoughts... the use of a C is a letter from the alphabet, not a symbol.

emeraldATV

@keyman64 said:

@Atcarroll said:
The capped bust coins had the denominations as "50 C", "25 C", "10 C", and "5 C".

My thoughts... the use of a C is a letter from the alphabet, not a symbol.

Some hockey players and fans may disagree.
Not to mention some aggressive BEARS.
Then there's Hi-C and ,,,,,,,,,,,,, Whats The Periodic Table symbols there for.
You got a C on your report posting card .
Cool ?

1630Boston

The cent may be represented by the cent sign, written in various ways according to the national convention and font choice. Most commonly seen forms are a minuscule letter c crossed by a diagonal stroke or a vertical line or by a simple c, depending on the currency (see below). Cent amounts from 1 to 99 can be represented as one or two digits followed by the appropriate abbreviation (2¢, 5c, 75¢, 99c), or as a subdivision of the base unit ($0.75, €0.99) In some countries, longer abbreviations like "ct." are used. Languages that use other alphabets have their own abbreviations and conventions.

The use of the cent symbol has largely fallen into disuse since the mid-20th century as inflation has resulted in very few things being priced in cents in any currency.It was included on US typewriter keyboards, but has not been adopted on computers.

1630Boston

Alt 155 = ¢

MWallace

I will be buying one just for the reason the Cent symbol is being used for the first time.