What is a penny?

The penny is a US coin worth one cent or 1/100 dollar. One hundred pennies make a dollar. 50 pennies make a half-dollar, 25 pennies make a quatrter, 10 pennies make a dime and 5 pennies make a nickel. One cent can be written 1ยข or $0.01. A penny is a copper-plated zinc coin. It has Abraham Lincoln on one side and the Lincoln Memorial on the opposite side.
