Let's talk about one of the very basic lessons an immigrant has to learn when coming over here to america: the U.S. coins. It can be tricky at first, that I promise you, especially when paying the cashier and there is an impatient line behind you (5 persons, unlike in the Philippines, is already be considered a long line here). I confess, there were a few times I would just hand a bunch of change to the cashiers and let them sort it out themselves because it would be faster.

Okay, now on to our lesson, from left to right - the copper colored coin is 1 cent aka penny, next is 5 cents aka nickel, smaller in size is 10 cents aka dime, then there's the 25 cents aka quarter. And be warned, most of the time they are called pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. 

I was told that there was a 50 cents coin but I haven't seen it yet. And FYI there is no 1 dollar coin, what they have is a bill (paper).

And oh, better hoard your quarters you will need it for just about everthing, payphones, parking meters, bubble gum machines, washer and dryers etc. If you run out of it, you can always go to a supermarket that has a coin changer machine. I always have fun doing that.  

Now remember penny, nickel, dime and quarter. Repeat 50 times

This entry is dedicated to Gilda and Darling

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