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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.

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.