It is interesting is that the sign for "cent" seems in some
weird way to have originated as a spin off of the word "sense" as in
"good sense" or "smarts." I'd love to see some
research on this one!
PENNY or CENT:

Touch the index finger to the right side of your forehead, pull your finger
out and down, hold the finger in the air for a brief moment.



fifty-cents (version 1)



fifty-cents version two:







A nickel:


ten-cents:



twenty-five-cents:







Also see:
COINS