Fun fact, we have our own rare, expensive penny in the US. <br>In 1943, the US needed to conserve copper use for the war effort, so the pennies minted that year, normally in copper, were instead minted in steel. <br>The steel ones aren't common, by any means, it's only one year. <br>But for the briefest period in 43, they still used copper. Google says there are 40 known real 43 copper pennies in existence.<br>If you can find a real one (counterfeits are common, unsurprisingly), it usually sells for 100,000 to 250,000 dollars.,(reply>), @NIGHTOWL 1963 Understand but when I've been in the US people refer to items as 10 cents etc, I guess it rolls off the tongue easier.,(reply>), @tony james Because the word penny refers to the actual coin. The word cents refers to the value of the coin. ex: this is 99 cents. I've heard people inengland say stuff like it was 3 pound 29 pence or 3 pound 29. At least that's how I explain it.,(reply>), In the UK we use the term penny but why in the US? Shouldn't it be cent?,(reply>), @Tribe of the Iron Flame No. My grand parents collected 1943 steel pennies while they were alive. They gave 63 of them to me the year I was born. Steel not copper. Never seen a copper 1943.,(reply>), @NIGHTOWL 1963 63 copper 1943 pennies? [X]