red cent

Oznaczający (Angielski)

  1. (US) A copper penny.
  2. (US, colloquial) A very small amount of money.

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Synonimy

Etymologia (Angielski)

Probably from the color of the copper from which the coin was minted. Prior to 1864, a brighter nickel-based cent was used, often called the white cent. It is also possible that the red originally referred to the obverse bearing an Indian head stamp. See Indian Head cent.

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