It’s the US – we’re all penniless; the lowest-denomination coin is the cent; has been since they stopped minting half-cent coins in 1857 (I had one when I was a kid). The penny is a British coin.
And the fact that the misnomer is quite common and has been since the first cent was minted does not make it any less wrong.
I rarely spend coins, bills, or checks. I always do carry them out of habit. But I have one coin that is always in my pocket. In 1957 or ‘58 I paid 2 paper dollars for 2 1921 silver dollars. I have one in a can with other ’treasures’. The second, so worn & thin you can no longer tell heads from tails has been in my pocket daily. Penniless, maybe, but never broke.
Jml58 12 months ago
I keep some old coins in my purse at all times.
Carl Premium Member 12 months ago
I have a jar somewhere with change in it and an old 3 liter brandy bottle almost full of pennies.
Cozmik Cowboy 12 months ago
It’s the US – we’re all penniless; the lowest-denomination coin is the cent; has been since they stopped minting half-cent coins in 1857 (I had one when I was a kid). The penny is a British coin.
And the fact that the misnomer is quite common and has been since the first cent was minted does not make it any less wrong.
uniquename 12 months ago
Clyde enjoyed that.
LKrueger41 12 months ago
I rarely spend coins, bills, or checks. I always do carry them out of habit. But I have one coin that is always in my pocket. In 1957 or ‘58 I paid 2 paper dollars for 2 1921 silver dollars. I have one in a can with other ’treasures’. The second, so worn & thin you can no longer tell heads from tails has been in my pocket daily. Penniless, maybe, but never broke.
Stephen Gilberg 12 months ago
I had expected Barney to reply, “What kind of question is that?” Not all money is cash.
T Smith 12 months ago
As much as I use plastic at the gas station, grocery store, convenience store, etc, I never go out without some cash in my wallet.