shrine to a dude, who even knows

Just been brought to my attention that American coins nowhere actually mark how many cents they are worth, that's entirely...

shacklesburst:

kontextmaschine:

Just been brought to my attention that American coins nowhere actually mark how many cents they are worth, that’s entirely conveyed as implicit cultural knowledge.

every coin other than the dime has its value as either a direct cent value or a fraction of the dollar minted on

Oh, just not as numerals, huh. Well, I guess English fluency is, technically, implicit cultural knowledge.