penny

     

A penny (pl. pence or pennies) is a coin or a unit of currency use in several English-speaking countries.

Trivia about penny

  • This denomination is the oldest coin still in circulation, having been first minted in 1793
  • One of these doesn't make sense, it makes just a cent
  • Some suggest eliminating this coin; the mint spends $134 million a year to produce $80 million worth
  • First name of director Marshall, Garry's sister
  • This was the price of Volume I, No. 1 on Sept. 18, 1851; subscribers probably wanted a discount anyway
  • From 1909 until 1958, ears of wheat appeared on the back of this U.S. coin
  • Appropriate name of the animated girl on "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" who had copper coins for eyes
  • In 2009 some collectors' editions of this coin will contain 95% copper, as it did in 1909
  • "Find" one of these & "pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck"
  • During WWII these were made of steel, but a rare 1943 copper one has sold for over $80,000
  • The smallest denomination of coin that can be played in Las Vegas slots
  • U.S. coin 97.6% zinc
  • "Lane","Lover " &"For Your Thoughts "
  • In 1943 the Treasury Dept. minted this coin in zinc-coated steel
  • Numismatics, man! In 2005 one of these dating from 1792 sold for $437,000--that's 43.7 million times its face value
  • When founded by Benjamin Day in 1833, the New York Sun was sold daily for this much per issue
  • In the 1680s William Dockwra set up a system of hourly collections of letters within London at a cost of this much
  • "A bad" one of these "always turns up", probably to be saved, or earned
  • From 1793 to 1837, this was pure copper; in 1982 its composition was changed to 97.5% zinc & 2.5% copper
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew) It's the standard unit of size for nails; this baby, used in framing a house, is a 16
  • According to superstition, if you see one of these, "Pick it up; all day long you'll have good luck"