My fiancee does this when she writes to me and she is a Texan.
Thanks.
2007-04-04 21:59:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Officially it's a one cent piece. However the much of the world calls a coin denoting 1/100 of the official currency, as a penny, fening, pfennig, penni, etc. They have similar root from the Roman denarius.
The penny, introduced in 785, originated as 1.3 to 1.5 grams of pure silver. It was 1/240 of the British Pound Sterling. Old English was, pennige (roughly pronounced "penny-yeah"
English plural of penny is pennies or pence. Malaysia, ironically as a former British colony, calls theirs 'sen'. Cent of course derives from 'centi', one hundredth. The term was introduced in currency when Thomas Jefferson introduced the decimal system in U.S. currency to avoid the confusion of the British system.
So the answer to your question is the Americans have again adopted names and words from other countries and languages.
2007-04-04 22:38:46 · answer #1 · answered by Caretaker 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's just the name of the coin. A 5 cent piece is called a nickel, 10 cent piece a dime, 25 cent piece a quarter. . . A penny is it's name.
2007-04-04 22:08:22 · answer #2 · answered by macho_bob 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Main Entry: pen·ny
Pronunciation: 'pe-nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural pennies /-nEz /; or pence /'pen(t)s/
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English penning, penig; akin to Old High German pfenning, a coin
1 a : a monetary unit of the United Kingdom formerly equal to 1/240 pound but now equal to 1/100 pound b : a similar monetary unit of any of various other countries in or formerly in the Commonwealth of Nations -- see pound at MONEY table c : a coin representing one penny
2 : DENARIUS
3 plural pennies : CENT
4 : a trivial amount
5 : a piece or sum of money
2007-04-05 13:35:05 · answer #3 · answered by carly071 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call Penny
2016-11-01 00:01:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A penny was one twelfth of a shilling in English Sterling (pre decimal) currency. In Colonial days, English currency would have been in use, so the term persisted even after America changed to dollars and cents.
2007-04-05 02:10:14 · answer #5 · answered by jackeenjim 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why is the 10 cent peice called a dime?
2007-04-05 01:41:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
english people call a one pence piece a penny so maybe she got in the habbit of doin it too.
2007-04-04 23:58:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A penny. (Although 1p and 2p coins are referred to collectively as "coppers" because of the metal that the coins are made from)
2016-05-17 21:25:21 · answer #8 · answered by kassandra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called a pence
so penny is like a nickname for it.....
2007-04-04 22:08:07 · answer #9 · answered by The King 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
because its the name of the coin
2007-04-05 07:43:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋