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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 484984, member: 5233&quot;]That is an excellent example.&nbsp; You are technically correct, the coin is called as cent.&nbsp; It should be called a cent because that&#039;s it&#039;s name...&quot;penny&quot; is technically improper.&nbsp; But, &quot;penny&quot; is a nickname.&nbsp; All nicknames are improper to a certain degree.&nbsp; My given name is Richard...but I go by Richie.&nbsp; Am I dishonoring the name of my grandfather whom I was named after by having his name but choosing to go by a nickname?&nbsp; I don&#039;t think so.&nbsp; Just like calling a dollar a &quot;buck,&quot; it&#039;s improper but not worth making a big stink about.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only time the use of the word &quot;penny&quot; would bother me when describing a US cent is if I saw it used in published literature.&nbsp; Sources of information should have that correct.&nbsp; For normal coin conversations, either is fine with me...I will use &quot;cent&quot; but I won&#039;t get on my high horse and correct someone for using &quot;penny.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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