Embassy in Japan even addresses this specifically for those heading to the United States and confused by the coinage. If you're a tourist or new transplant to the country, or if you're among part of the population with a degree of illiteracy, you're out of luck. Coins worth one cent are colloquially called "pennies" and marked "One Cent" our 10-cent coin, one-tenth of a dollar, goes by the name of a dime and is engraved with the word "One Dime" and 25-cent pieces read "Quarter Dollar." Instead, the common coins currently in circulation use three different units to indicate their value. If you're in the United States, take a look at the change in your pocket and you'll see the coins are not stamped with a numeral indicating their denomination.
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