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• n  a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
• n  a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

• What's the price of a penny? Higher than you might think.
• Like so much else American, the name penny comes from England.
• The 1943 copper-alloy cent is one of the most enigmatic coins in American numismatics and reportedly the most valuable Lincoln penny of all.

• cent
• centime

News & Articles

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• 'Penny Mansion' website sells Houston houses for dirt cheap
  HOUSTON—An entrepreneur in northwest Harris County is offering a 2,300-square-foot home for pennies on the dollar in an attempt to show that the penny auction idea is a legitimate vehicle for a profitable business and a way to get someone into the home of their dreams. “We want to try to help people get back into homes, and build a sustainable model so we can continue to do it,” said Tommy Allen ...
  June 14, 2013 - KHOU 11 Houston
• Penny For Your Thoughts 6-13-13
  Penny For Your Thoughts 6-13-13: Play now! This morning Jim Turpin along with Brian Barnhart come to you live from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield . Guests:  Glenna Schroeder Lein, "To Kill and Heal" Exhibit curator at the Museum Download Depending on your browser settings, you may have to right click the link below and select "Save Link As..." or "Save Target As ...
  June 13, 2013 - IlliniHQ.com
• Penny For Your Thoughts 6-12-13
  Penny For Your Thoughts 6-12-13: Play now! Jim Turpin welcomes Justice Robert Steigmann to the studio on A Penny For Your Thoughts. Download Depending on your browser settings, you may have to right click the link below and select "Save Link As..." or "Save Target As..." Download now!
  June 12, 2013 - IlliniHQ.com

Quotes

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• Howard K Stern in FOXNews
  If that's the kind of campaign that Senator Obama and his surrogates and his supporters want to engage, I understand that. But it doesn't reduce the price of a gallon of gas by one penny. It doesn't achieve our energy independence ...... (and) it... John McCain http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEhauRSvpu74c5JI21AhXVu-x_kmQ International Herald Tribune http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/06/30/america/OUKWD-UK-USA-POLITICS.php&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEjmFeXsiok9RjTmDi5H0azYl9BmA Jun 30, 2008 73312 98101 penny I do not intend to get one penny," Stern said.
• Rupert Murdoch in InternetNews.com
  There are those that think they have a right to take our news content and use it for their own purpose without contributing a penny to its creation,Murdoch said.