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A '''penny''' was a coin used on [[Earth]] in the [[20th century]] as [[money|currency]]. It was worth one [[cent]]. Both [[Canada]] and the [[United States]] used the coin.
 
A '''penny''' was a coin used on [[Earth]] in the [[20th century]] as [[money|currency]]. It was worth one [[cent]]. Both [[Canada]] and the [[United States]] used the coin.
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[[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]] used the old Earth saying "''a penny for your thoughts''" when talking with [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] and trying to get him to talk to her. When asked if she had one, she noted that she was sure that the [[replicator]] would have one on file. ({{TNG|The Perfect Mate}})
   
 
When planning to rob the [[casino]] in [[Vic Fontaine]]'s old [[Las Vegas]] hotel in the [[holosuite]] program, [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]] quipped that "''We have to see to it that [[Mister]] [[Carl Zeemo|Zeemo]] never sees a penny of that money.''" ({{DS9|Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang}})
 
When planning to rob the [[casino]] in [[Vic Fontaine]]'s old [[Las Vegas]] hotel in the [[holosuite]] program, [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]] quipped that "''We have to see to it that [[Mister]] [[Carl Zeemo|Zeemo]] never sees a penny of that money.''" ({{DS9|Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang}})

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A penny was a coin used on Earth in the 20th century as currency. It was worth one cent. Both Canada and the United States used the coin.

Dr. Crusher used the old Earth saying "a penny for your thoughts" when talking with Picard and trying to get him to talk to her. When asked if she had one, she noted that she was sure that the replicator would have one on file. (TNG: "The Perfect Mate")

When planning to rob the casino in Vic Fontaine's old Las Vegas hotel in the holosuite program, Dr. Bashir quipped that "We have to see to it that Mister Zeemo never sees a penny of that money." (DS9: "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang")

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