'Asian flush' red flag for risk of cancer. A condition called 'Asian flush' happens to certain people of Asian descent after they have consumed alcohol. The red blush, shown on right, is the result of a deficient gene. Between the brisk cold and the holiday cheer, many of us get a little red in the face this time of year.
The United States also struck coins for use in the Philippines from 1903 to 1945. Denominations included the 1â2 centavo, one centavo, five centavo, 10 centavo, 20 centavo, 50 centavo, and one peso. The 1â2 and 1 centavo coins were struck in bronze, the 5 centavo struck in Copper (75%)- Nickel(25%), the 10, 20, 50 centavo and peso coins were struck in a silver composition.
A brief chronology of the metal composition of the one-cent coin: â¢ Composition was pure copper from 1793 to 1837. â¢ From 1837 to 1857, the cent was made of bronze (95% copper and 5%% tin and zinc). â¢ From 1857, the cent was 88% copper and 12% nickel, giving the coin a whitish appearance. â¢ The cent was again bronze (95% copper, and 5% tin and zinc) from 1864 to 1962. (Except that in 1943 only, the coin's composition was changed to zinc-coated steel due to the critical use of copper for the war effort.