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Cent
Governor Morris, assistant to Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris, suggested in 1782 that the "cent" be the name of America's smallest coin. At the time, Morris recommended that the cent be equal to 1/1440 of a dollar and that the lowest silver coin contain 100 of these units. The suggestion was ignored, but the name was kept.
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