Coin Collecting Glossary

noun a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a dollar or other unit of currency

• The cost of the new equipment is one hundred cents.
• I only have fifty cents left for the bus fare.
• I'm broke, I don't have a cent to my name.
• His ideas are worth a cent in today's market.

noun a small metal disk or coin blank used in the production of coins

• The planchet used in coin minting must meet specific size and weight requirements.
• I found a cool planchet at the coin collector's fair.
• Check out this shiny planchet I scored from the coin shop!
• Her mind was like a planchet, ready to be stamped with new ideas.