> > Only in the States - The backside was hay, much as the "Wheat Penny" has
> wheat
> > on the obverse.
>
> And you could tell the difference from the tiny little coin???
>
> Although I always found the US to have very strange coinage. Your dime is
> smaller than your nickle, and all your bills look the same (same size, same
> colour). I used to wonder why I got so much change until I realised, "oh
> sorry, I didn't realise it was a $20, I thought it was a $1"...
>
> Australians, on the other hand, have what I like to refer to as "play money",
> with regard to their paper notes. :) :)
>
There is one distinct advantage to having all the paper money the same size.
They can easily be read by vending machines, slot machines, and bank machines, etc.

The dime was smaller because at one time it was made of silver. The weight of the
silver reflected its actual value. The same went for the 25 cent, 50 cent, and dollar coins.
Today those same coins are made out of stainless steel clad copper. And since the penny
it's worth a damn any more it is no longer made of copper, but rather copper coated zinc.

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> Noun: ha'penny heypnee
>
> 1. An English coin worth half a penny
> - halfpenny

I have no idea where dictionaries get their suggested pronunciation from, we would call it hape (as in nape)- knee. :) I shall ring Oxfords tomorrow and offer my services....

> Whew! I though I was nuts, I had to look it up...

:) :)

> I was born in the 50's and know what a US Weat penny is....

I was born after decimalisation... but I still remember using a ruler with inches and not centimetres (aka centimeters)...but I don't think I will ever get the hang of height in centimeters... "He was 167cm tall officer"..."...hmm.. that's 3.3 feet to a meter...carry the one... dang it!!!..."

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> Only in the States - The backside was hay, much as the "Wheat Penny" has wheat
> on the obverse.
>

Buzzzz Wrong!


Noun: ha'penny heypnee

1. An English coin worth half a penny
- halfpenny

Whew! I though I was nuts, I had to look it up...

There is a bridge in Dublin called thye Ha'penny bridge
the toll was a hapenny!

I was born in the 50's and know what a US Weat penny is....

Good try NA&5

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> Only in the States - The backside was hay, much as the "Wheat Penny" has wheat
> on the obverse.

And you could tell the difference from the tiny little coin???

Although I always found the US to have very strange coinage. Your dime is smaller than your nickle, and all your bills look the same (same size, same colour). I used to wonder why I got so much change until I realised, "oh sorry, I didn't realise it was a $20, I thought it was a $1"...

Australians, on the other hand, have what I like to refer to as "play money", with regard to their paper notes. :) :)

Only in the States - The backside was hay, much as the "Wheat Penny" has wheat on the obverse.

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> As we're all horrendously off-topic on the other board. :) :)
>
> The salient points are:
> 1. The best coffees are in Wellington, which is the region where I live.
>
> 2. Yep, I know a few people in Upper Hutt.
>
> 3. The big old pennies (actually, the copper half-penny) went the way of the
> dodo in 1966/1977, when decimal coinage was introduced. BTW I think the most
> valuable NZ copper half penny is the 1942.
>
> 4. The last NZ 1c and 2c pieces were issued in 1987, they are now looking at
> getting rid of our 5c pieces.
>
> :) :)
>

Hi,
wasn't a Half Penny called a Hay Penny?

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As we're all horrendously off-topic on the other board. :) :)

The salient points are:
1. The best coffees are in Wellington, which is the region where I live.

2. Yep, I know a few people in Upper Hutt.

3. The big old pennies (actually, the copper half-penny) went the way of the dodo in 1966/1977, when decimal coinage was introduced. BTW I think the most valuable NZ copper half penny is the 1942.

4. The last NZ 1c and 2c pieces were issued in 1987, they are now looking at getting rid of our 5c pieces.

:) :)