The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 5, January 30, 2005, Article 15

OK, OK, I'LL SAY IT: PENNIES!

Regarding last week's discussion of the age-old problem
of the popular vs. correct name for the lowest U.S. coin
denomination, Tom DeLorey writes: "At least three times
in 15 years at the coin shop, I have had people tell me
excitedly that they "had a penny that says ONE CENT
on it!!!!!" In each case it was a "wheatback" cent, on
which the denomination must be more painfully obvious
than it is on the Memorial cent."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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