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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 161305, member: 1101&quot;]An easier explanation, for me anyway, is that the American colonies spent real pennies until we chased out those pesky Redcoats.&nbsp; When we finally got around to making out own money, I am sure that &quot;penny&quot; was still a common term for those little copper coins even though we called them cents, which means 100th (of a dollar).&nbsp; That is suspicuously close to centime, which the French use, and we know how everyone feels about them....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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