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Originally Posted by carbking
Um, yeah, they kinda have not.
When the original coinage act was passed, the United States minted "cents" (1/100 of a dollar), never pennies. This was one rebellion against the British government. Britain did mint pennies. While many call the "cents" "pennies"; as far as I am aware, the coinage authorization still authorizes cents. Obviously, in the case of the link, also the US Mint. Maybe the mint is just "going with the flow".
Jon.
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By that logic, they don't make dimes or nickels either, but of course they do. You're making a semantic argument that is flawed at best. If the US Mint - who actually makes the coin - calls it a penny, it's a penny.