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Bedrock of the Community
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In the context of the Community forums, they are cents. In the context of casual conversation with the laypeople, they are pennies.
I prefer to call them cents. I will often pick on people for calling them pennies, but only in fun; it is a good way to measure their numismatic interests.
Even at coin shows almost every dealer says PENNIES. And they are what I would call someone of Numismaic interests. Especially the ones that own coin stores. But then they are just attempting to please the masses. |
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Even at coin shows almost every dealer says PENNIES. I have to agree because I have heard the same at shows. I will pay closer attention at the next show to see in what context they are using the term; that is, if they are talking to a person just trying to sell their inheritance. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Just to see what happens at a coin show yesterday I asked about 30 different dealers what this was and pointed to a penny. Found that didn't work since most would say a 1937 or something like that. So I tried to say things like do you have a 1911 Lincoln Penny in MS grades? No one corrected me as to cent or penny. Asked what was the biggest selling coin and that one always came up with the Penny, not Cent. For some reason if mentioning Lincoln Cent it was Cent but if just mentioning them as a coin, it was Penny. One dealer usually at this show has many rolls of Pennies and watching his customers, they too said Pennies. No one said how much is roll of those Cents. |
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I still hold tightly to a cent is a cent and a penny is a penny...I usually have problems with the mint...lol. Slang for cent here in the US is penny, but it is still that, no matter what the mint calls them...a cent is a cent. I bet that is as clear as mud...
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Just to see what happens at a coin show yesterday I asked about 30 different dealers what this was and pointed to a penny. Found that didn't work since most would say a 1937 or something like that. That is classic!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Even at coin shows almost every dealer says PENNIES. And they are what I would call someone of Numismatic interests. Reminds me of an old truism. How may legs would a dog have if you called his tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg does not make it a leg. Calling a cent a penny does not make it a penny. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Reminds me of an old truism.
How may legs would a dog have if you called his tail a leg?
Four. Calling a tail a leg does not make it a leg.
Calling a cent a penny does not make it a penny.
Almost could though. All depends on how many would say a tail is a leg. I used to get yelled at saying AIN'T. Then it appeared in the dictionary as just another AMERICAN word. Maybe wrong to some, but now AIN'T too is OK. And remember too, OK is also OK. |
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Here is something to think about. Read this definition of penny from Merriam-Webster. Look at number 5: 5 : a trivial amountWho would not argue that the cent is a trivial amount? |
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Pillar of the Community
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2009 cent series is named by the mint LP1, LP2, etc. Lincoln Penny? I couldn't resist  |
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No, the 'P' stands for profit; as in the big profits made from selling them by the roll. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Regardless of what anyone says, try singing this song with "Cents from Heaven"  |
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