new penny
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of new penny
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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“I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies.”
From Salon
"I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies."
From BBC
It had been raining for days, but on that day, the sun was shining like a bright new penny.
From Literature
Everyone was too busy trying to make Key West shine like a new penny.
From Literature
The Mint says it did large-scale testing on the new penny last year and is now doing small-scale refinements.
From Washington Times
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