Originally Posted by
abmj-jr
Beg to differ. Back in the day when they were common pocket change we called one a "fifty cent piece."
Yeah, I remember calling them that. I don't recall anyone calling one of them a fifty-cent
coin though.
American coins must really confuse foreigners. If they even name their value in cents, it's in English, not numerals. The smallest coin, the dime, is worth more than either of the two next-larger ones, and doesn't identify its value. Nobody calls the five-cent piece anything other than a nickel. And in recent years, scores of different designs of nickels, quarters, and dollar coins have appeared. The unfortunate foreigner is unlikely to be confused by a dollar coin, at least, as they hardly circulate.