Pennies can and are broken down further all the time. There's a reason the "Money" design pattern exists. http://martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/money.html http://

Pennies can and are broken down further all the time. There's a reason the "Money" design pattern exists. http://martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/money.html http://martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/money.html Besides, what's your point? If you break down any amount of money in two, each part is worth half what the whole thing was worth. Many people get confused by this, and I honestly don't know why.