It makes "No Cents" to me

seemyauction

Was looking over my 5 year old's homework, they are learning to count money, you know Quarter, Nickel, Dime & PENNY........

I told my daughter we don't have pennies here in the United States of America, we have Cents.

We have only been making Cents for a little over 200 years, it makes "No Cents" to me why the school systems still teach our children to count pennies.

dizzyfoxx

tomato tomato

Walmann

Not as much of a concern, versus if they are teaching our kids the only way to get out of financial problems is by going deeper into debt, well that makes no cents.

Robb

I blame the banks.

slipgate

"Penny" is the defacto standard. It is written and documented everywhere. Not sure why some still fight this concept.

JupitarCoins

<< <i>I blame the banks.

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gsa1fan

Penny~nuff said!

RTS

ThePennyLady

Hey, I resemble that remark!

COALPORTER

Maybe they dont want them to grow up to be so darn ANAL !!

silvergoldnut

whats the big deal....

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jesbroken

It would be nice if our school systems would ensure that our kids knew their multiplication tables BEFORE 8th grade algebra II. I have quit tutoring 7th and 8th grade kids due to them not being able to perform multiplication/division past the 5 level---in other words--how do they pass algebra I? It is sad, but if you have any doubts--just look at the fast food industries cash registers-only pictures. I think kids today think a penny or a cent are for throwing in the parking lot, as there are many left lying.
Jim

LotsoLuck

I blame those little trays at the checkout's, you know, need a penny take one, need two? get a job.

Gemineye

Enough of these ...penny-ante....complaints..!!!!...

TwoSides2aCoin

I have OCD and nobody said it would be easy.

Bochiman

Remarkably, this little complaints are quite piddly compared to everything else going on....yet, it's the type that congresspeople get all up in the arms about too.
Enough time has gone on with people calling these pennies that it is de facto in use.

I have an Indian Head PENNY, a Lincoln PENNY, etc etc etc

DIMEMAN

I don't think I can think of anything LESS important!

Connecticoin

<< <i>Hey, I resemble that remark! >>



From now on, you are the "Cent Lady"

devious

"a cent saved is a cent earned"

Sounds funny! I do agree with the OP though. I've been trying to correct my five year old for the better part of the last six months now. DAD, LOOK PENNIES!@#!@# Son, those are CENTS! It doesn't matter, we all still get it when somebody pays with 25 cents or 25 pennies. So long as it's liquidity isn't affected. Money is money in the good ol' USofA!

smokincoin

<< <i>I don't think I can think of anything LESS important! >>


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soty27

I blame the penny lady !!!

ThePennyLady

<< <i>

<< <i>Hey, I resemble that remark! >>



From now on, you are the "Cent Lady" >>



Nah, that sounds too much like I'm selling perfumes instead of pretty little copper discs!

FYI, From Wikipedia,

The United States one-cent coin, commonly known as a penny, is a unit of currency equaling one one-hundredth of a United States dollar. Its symbol is ¢. Its obverse has featured the profile of President Abraham Lincoln since 1909, the centennial of his birth. From 1959 (the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's birth) to 2008, the reverse featured the Lincoln Memorial. Four different reverse designs in 2009 honored Lincoln's 200th birthday, while a new, permanent reverse was introduced in 2010. The coin is 0.75 inches (19.05 mm) in diameter and 0.061 inches (1.55 mm) in thickness.

The one-cent coin is often called a penny, but the U.S. Mint's official name for this coin is "cent" and the U.S. Treasury's official name is "one cent piece".

Swampboy

<< <i>I've been trying to correct my five year old for the better part of the last six months now >>

EagleEye

What about the Nickel? It doesn't say Nickel on the coin, it says FIVE CENTS.


History of the Penny (lots of errors and needs updating some of the price records)