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<p>[QUOTE="ErolGarip, post: 2848973, member: 88736"]I see I missed a point here, referring the date 1856. </p><p>I just learnt that before that year, there was also "half cent" which was last minted in 1857. </p><p>So, before 1857, currency unit in the US was not "cent", but, "half cent" (which can be written as single noun "Halfcent" not to confuse.) So, currency unit in the US changed in 1857 and it has been "cent" since then.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ErolGarip, post: 2848973, member: 88736"]I see I missed a point here, referring the date 1856. I just learnt that before that year, there was also "half cent" which was last minted in 1857. So, before 1857, currency unit in the US was not "cent", but, "half cent" (which can be written as single noun "Halfcent" not to confuse.) So, currency unit in the US changed in 1857 and it has been "cent" since then.[/QUOTE]
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