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Valued Member
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The US Mint calling it a penny makes it official enough IMO.
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Korea, Republic Of
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If the "coin with a face value of 1(one) US cent or 1/100 of a US dollar" is called a penny somewhere in the law, then I'd (partially) agree that penny is the right term.
C'mon, CCF-ers. I must not be the only one who believes it should be called a cent.
Edited by Matteproof
07/22/2014 12:32 pm
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United States
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Where did I say it shouldn't be called a cent? I'm saying either should be acceptable.
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Korea, Republic Of
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Let me restate that, ".....the term 'cent' is more appropriate in the numismatic world."
Edited by Matteproof
07/22/2014 12:38 pm
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Canada
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Okay how bout this, you say that the us mint calling them pennies is good enough. It'll be good enough for others if the us mint strikes them with the word penny.
A penny is a part of a completely different monetary system from a different country.
Feel free to call me Will.
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United States
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The word nickel isn't on the five cent piece, but that's perfectly accepted by the numismatic community.
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Canada
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The word nickel as stated before is
.a composition used for the coin
and a nickname and not a denomination used anywhere.
Feel free to call me Will.
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United States
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It was okay with Sheldon.....   |
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United States
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A: Who cares if it's a denomination used elsewhere? Tons of denominations are used in multiple countries.
B: Another person pointed out that another country uses the term nickel.
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As far as the denomination thing I'm telling you that the penny is a different denomination than a cent and though america and Canada use the term nickel it was a nickname coined by us for a peice of our currency unlike the CENT which is a different denomination from a different country which doesn't even use the same monetary system. Edit: thanks amida, I never knew I shared the same name as Sheldon  Feel free to call me Will.
Edited by thedollarman
07/22/2014 1:14 pm
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United States
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Football and soccer are completely different sports, yet both are called football by their respective countries. Why can't the same be true for coinage? I don't see why coinage in another country should have anything to do with what we can and can't call ours.
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07/22/2014 1:19 pm
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Korea, Republic Of
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It was okay with Sheldon..... Well, "Cent Whimsy" certainly isn't as catchy as "Penny Whimsy!"  |
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Canada
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I never said you can't call it a penny, football and soccer is a different thing all together. I think soccer should be called football cause where do you see feet being used in american football?
Either way I'm done, this thread is pointless because people are trying to give you(and have given you more than enough) good reason and logic but you're throwing it away and comparing it to other things to try and prove a point.
Feel free to call me Will.
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Canada
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And it doesn't even matter because will one thread change the thinking and vocabulary of north america? I think not.
Feel free to call me Will.
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I think I have given very logical rebuttals to everything posted in here. I think the other side is the one more lacking in logic. I realize I won't change anyone's mind, it's just a point I've really been wanting to make.
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