Please quit posting pics of the 1969s penny!!!!

thomas mozzillo, asked: "Why are five cent coins called "Nickels" when that word doesn't appear on any of them? lol "

Probably, because of their nickel alloy.

 

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So who is going to tell Charmy that she must change her name to The Cent Lady?

 

No need for that. Charmy is in business - just like the mint. She needs to please everyone too.

Many of the folks I know USE COMMON SENSE as I do. I tailor my speech to my audience. In a store, I'll ask if Big Money has a PENNY. She'll frown because she knows the difference and give me one. In the grading room, articles, coin shop they are call "CENTS." If we wish to educate a new generation of collectors members may wish to lay off all the nit-picking numismatic messengers and follow their example. This is a coin forum. Hopefully all the experienced members will help support the use of particular terminology.

 

I suggest to take a look at the ANA eLearning Academy video they added lately.


To my surprise, it was pretty common even before WW1 for some people to calculate all prices in shillings and pence, although British rule was distant history already (but not English shillings and pence! New York or Virginia or whatever shillings and pence).
You may also find answer to the question, why cent is called penny so often.
Old habits die hard.

 

Thanks for linking to the HISTORY LESSON! I just checked my calendar. Today's date is 8/24/Two Thousand and Twenty. I'm glad I am alive NOW and not back then.

BTW, one day in the future there will be no newly-made Pennies, Eventually, the only Pennies that will be around will be in the hands of hoarders and collectors. Many old Pennies will have been melted or turned in. Even the Pennies from other countries will meet the same fate.

 

The term "pennies" has been ingrained in us since we were kids. To me the term in interchangeable. Even today, try finding wrappers that don't say Pennies.


I also remember lots of machines that used the same term as well as cents.



As far as calling 5 cent coins a nickel, todays dime, quarter and half dollar have the same 75% Copper to 25% nickel ratio.

 

100% in agreement. Knowledgeable Numismatic nitpickers were not involved in any of that unless you wish to mention "Uncle Joe" the bank President who collected coins!

As I wrote above, folks can call Lincoln cents Lincoln pennies or a Bison a Buffalo. Traditions die hard and some will never change if allowed to continue.

BTW, I'll bet you didn't know that at one time the ANA referred to whizzing as a chemical alteration. That was one of the first bits of "common knowledge" I "fixed."

 

There are a few terms that will always be interchangeable and I'm good with that. Seems like fights get started when members nitpick other members. Why go there. Let it be.

 

I understand your sentiment and agree with your post (interchangeable words). However, when folks disagree and express opinions in a civil way (I think I'm the only sarcastic poster in this thread) they are not fighting. We are discussing Lincoln Cents. Folks can call them "copper colored zinc hubcaps" if they wish. That does not change what they are.

Now I'm going to check out this new post: 1982 Penny DDO???

 

We've been driving an old Sienna without wheel covers for years now. Just the ugly, bare, black wheels.

Still better looking than a Zincoln that's spent any time out in the weather.

 

I’m not changing my screen name either....