Ah yes, knowledgeable Google. Fine, I'll probably just use "coin".
Although "no one ever did" is not a reason -- clipped coins were mostly precious metals. A penny is copper and hence barely worth anything, so debasing something already deemed worthless is an act of viciousness rather than one that makes any reasonable sense. Just like raping a prostitute, or your wife. Which is the same thing to many men, it would seem. I didn't feel like explaining that because I assumed that I have an intelligent readership who might also give me credit for knowing what I'm doing.
But I suppose you all assume I use a word accidentally and then stick by it for no reason other than it's what I picked first, right?
Although "no one ever did" is not a reason -- clipped coins were mostly precious metals. A penny is copper and hence barely worth anything, so debasing something already deemed worthless is an act of viciousness rather than one that makes any reasonable sense. Just like raping a prostitute, or your wife. Which is the same thing to many men, it would seem. I didn't feel like explaining that because I assumed that I have an intelligent readership who might also give me credit for knowing what I'm doing.
But I suppose you all assume I use a word accidentally and then stick by it for no reason other than it's what I picked first, right?
It could be worse