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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1579375, member: 26302&quot;]&quot;Penny&quot; was simply used to make the currency relatable to the laymen reading it, just like the &quot;mite&quot; was used instead of a lepton. The original writers wrote lepta, but the King James translators used the name of a dimunitive dutch coin to show how tiny this amount of money was.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most people could care less about numismatics, and only want the general idea which they can relate to. Today we would probably relate the poor widows cents, or a unit of wheat for a dollar. I am sure most people reading it would appreciate the translation, even if not perfect it helps them understand the general idea of the amount of money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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