http://wordie.org/words/penny Comments for the word 'Penny' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/penny#comments Before decimalisation in UK (15-2-1971) currency used was pounds, <a href="/words/shilling">shilling</a>s and <a href="/words/pence">pence</a>. <br /> <br />Abbreviation: d <br />12d = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = £1 <br />240d = £1 <br /> <br />Penny is also US vernacular for one-cent coin Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:14:25 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/penny#comments http://wordie.org/words/penny#comments On the TV series Sugarfoot, Penny was the horse of fledgling frontier lawyer Tom Brewster (Will Hutchins.) Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:14:37 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/penny#comments