Why Does The U.S. Mint Call It A "Penny?"

certainly! when it makes sense and isnt presented in a belittling insulting manner

 

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it may not make sence to you, but it makes sence to me. and thats not insulting by any means. you saying it is bull crap is very insulting to what i think. don't you just love the teamwork on this forum? :high5:

 

well, what people call a coin is of no matter to me to be sure. Penny is, of course, an acceptable word for the coin in america with a 1 cent value, I like most people use it from time to time. I use both terms in everyday life...I need one more cent, do you have a penny? Found a penny and now I am one cent richer...whatever.

In case you honestly dont know...in the post above you say that when you hear a person use the word penny, you liken it to a child who doesn't know what they are saying...in essence, you just said that most people in the united states are childlike, they use a wrong term because they dont know better... Now since I use the term penny, and everyone I know uses the term, I guess I assumed you are lumping me into that category of people who dont know what they are saying, like a child....I would take exception as the plain facts are 'penny' is an acceptable word for the 1 cent coin in the US....now the lack of sense is the comment that you use the word cent because it is 'much more advanced'.

To be honest I thought that was just a joke...and I thought you might have been light heartedly calling people who use the word 'penny' as childlike and ignorant...so I just made a joke using the commonly used word for a male bovine...'bull' which could in fact mean a male of many different species...to say what I thought of your statement that people who use the term penny just dont know what they are talking about...like a child.

And again, I was just playing as I dont care...I am okay with the fact that the word 'penny' has become an accepted name for the coin....or if a person doesnt want to use the term and strongly objects. So sorry for ruffling feathers...I've been off and bored.

 

What does the job pay?

 

Pennies!

(Did I spell it correctly?)

 

i do

 

I should have known.

 

I think this battle is over. The people with the bad grammar have won.

-- Peter Planchet

 

You should think again.

I just had to say that Hobo. I collect cents of all varieties.

 

HEY!! Its Professor Peter Planchet PhD! Dr. Peter Planchet, everyone's favorite professor of numismatics. I honestly love your website! Do you write all the text on your website? I was wondering because that would mean you are constantly referring to yourself in third person like so...

Morgan Dollars may be Dr. Planchet's favorite coin to collect.

First numismatic themed website I have encountered with a big picture of himself and not coins or some such visual. I am intrigued.

 

Ahhhhhh yes... I feel a song comin' on...

"You say to-may-to, and I say to-mah-to...
You say po-tay-to, and I say po-tah-to...
to-may-to, to-mah-to,
po-tay-to, po-tah-to,

let's call the whole thing off !"

 

it's an improper term. A disgrace to coinage if you ask me.

 

actually, I wish the collecting community would give up on this. At coinfest they lectured my son about the term penny...it didn't make him very happy.

Ruben

 

Come on people, hasn't this dead horse suffered enough already? Let the beatings stop!

It's clear that this will never be resolved to the satisfaction of either side. The point is, whether you call it a "penny" or a "cent," whatever anybody wants to insist is an acceptable term or not, everyone's going to know precisely what you're talking about. Isn't that good enough?!

 

What does it say on your slab?

Ruben

 

Don't own any slabs. (Well I own one, but it's of a half dollar, so no help there. Can tell you it just says "50c" not "half dollar" but TPGs are not official governing bodies that decide what are and are not the correct terms for names of coins.)

I can tell you that when I go to the bank, the paper rolls say "pennies" on the side, not "cents." "Cent" may be the official term, but I've heard "penny" used far more frequently, and in the end, it's how a word is used that defines its meaning.

For that matter, the term "nickel" is not official either, but I guarantee you'll probably never run into anyone who doesn't know what you mean when you use the term.

There is no official governing body in this country that determines what is and is not proper grammar, or what the official names of coins should be, or what words mean. It's just based on general consensus and common usage. And in common usage in American English, a "penny" is used to refer to a coin worth one US cent. So is the word "cent." So both terms are correct, in the sense they are commonly understood. You're entitled to your opinion as to which is the better term to use, but you can't really say either is "incorrect" in the sense that there's some rule carved in stone somewhere that determines what words mean and what they don't mean. A word means whatever it is commonly used to mean.

And with that, I'm leaving the poor dead horse alone.

 

Why can't a Penny have Nickel? Answer me that!

Ruben

 

Here is my opinion on this topic. WHO CARES!

 

Amen!

 

someone does...