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A '''penny''' is a type of small [[coin]], and is usually the smallest denomination of a currency. [[Image:Penny.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Penny]]

 

A '''penny''' is a type of small [[coin]], and is usually the smallest denomination of a currency. Some countries including Canada,<ref>www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/04/canadian-penny-discontinued_n_2615919.html</ref> Australia and Sweden have discontinued the penny coin<ref>http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-penny</ref> while the U.S. continues to mint them, at a financial loss.<ref>http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/12/15/just-how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-penny</ref><ref>http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/2006-05-09-penny-usat_x.htm</ref>

==United States==

==United States==

The penny is a coin worth one [[cent]]. It was made primarily of [[copper]] until 1982, and is now made primarily of [[zinc]]. In 1943, pennies were made of [[steel]], since copper was needed for [[World War II|the war]]. The US penny, as of 1960, features [[Abraham Lincoln]] on the obverse side, and the [[Lincoln Memorial]] on the reverse.  From 1909 to 1959, the penny featured two stalks of wheat, thus it being dubbed a 'wheat penny'.  The penny is copper-colored, and is one of the few coins that is not silver-colored.  It is also smooth along the circumference of the coin, lacking the ridges that many other coins have.

The penny is a coin worth one [[cent]]. It was made primarily of [[copper]] until 1982, and is now made primarily of [[zinc]]. In 1943, pennies were made of [[steel]], since copper was needed for [[World War II|the war]]. The US penny, as of 1960, features [[Abraham Lincoln]] on the obverse side, and the [[Lincoln Memorial]] on the reverse.  From 1909 to 1959, the penny featured two stalks of wheat, thus it being dubbed a 'wheat penny'.  The penny is copper-colored, and is one of the few coins that is not silver-colored.  It is also smooth along the circumference of the coin, lacking the ridges that many other coins have.

[[File:Penny-Head-US-2008-Denver.jpg|100px|thumbnail|A U.S. Penny, 2008 Denver Mint]]

[[File:Penny-Head-US-2008-Denver.jpg|100px|thumbnail|A U.S. Penny, 2008 Denver Mint]]

The face side of U.S. Pennies also have the date of creation stamped on the right side of Lincoln.  Below this, they show either a "D" or a "P" to show that the coin was minted in either '''D'''enver, Colorado, or '''P'''hiladelphia, Pennsylvania.  Also stamped on the coin is the phrase "In God We Trust,"  although there has be a push to have this removed for U.S. coinage.

The obverse (face) side of U.S. Pennies also have the date of creation stamped on the right side of Lincoln.  Below this, they show either a "D" or a "P" to show that the coin was minted in either '''D'''enver, Colorado, or '''P'''hiladelphia, Pennsylvania.  Also stamped on the coin is the phrase "In God We Trust,"  although there has be a push to have this removed for U.S. coinage.