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<p>[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 324635, member: 11521"]This is something that has bothered me for a while. Our smallest denomination coin is a "cent", not a "penny". A penny is England's equivalent coin. </p><p> </p><p>What I remember reading about the Mint's change in nomenclature was the Mint decided to call the coin what it is commonly called instead of its correct name to reduce confusion among the masses. Kind of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em".[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 324635, member: 11521"]This is something that has bothered me for a while. Our smallest denomination coin is a "cent", not a "penny". A penny is England's equivalent coin. What I remember reading about the Mint's change in nomenclature was the Mint decided to call the coin what it is commonly called instead of its correct name to reduce confusion among the masses. Kind of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em".[/QUOTE]
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