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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;thetracer, post: 2272496, member: 34795&quot;]Oh yes, that age old controversy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I was tired of all the non-cents, I decided to and did put together a type set of cents and pennys.&nbsp; Even some large ones and small ones and from here and there and everywhere (in the English speaking world).</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s amazing!</p><p><br /></p><p>Lots of copper!!</p><p>A note that I have learned:</p><p><br /></p><p>If it is East of the Atlantic, they are the penny.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it is West of the Atlantic, they are cent__s.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, then there are all of those 1/2s, 1/4s, 2s, 3s, 2 1/2s, etc:&nbsp; Amazing!</p><p>The revelation is this short study is that:</p><p><br /></p><p>The penny and its variations are the most British AND the plural is PENCE.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, over here north and south, we do cent__s, but call them PENNIES.</p><p><br /></p><p>Who has the most influence?</p><p>I guess we both do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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