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A '''penny''' is a small coin, originally silver, but now made of cupro-nickel. The plural is [[pence]] when referring to an amount of money, or pennies when referring to the coins. There are traditionally 240 pence to the [[pound]], or 100 [[new pence]].
A '''penny''' is a type of small [[coin]], and is usually the smallest denomination of a currency.
==United States==
The penny is a coin worth one cent (1/100 of a [[dollar]]). 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]].
==Great Britain==
The penny was originally made of silver, but now made of cupro-nickel. The plural is [[pence]] when referring to an amount of money, or pennies when referring to the coins. There are traditionally 240 pence to the [[pound]], or 100 [[new pence]].
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[[Category:Currency]]