Use Of C Or ¢ Abbreviation For Classic Stamp Descriptions

On my goal to achieve 50 posts, I am asking all those small questions that have bothered me, but didn't seem worthy of great consideration. So, please bear with me if this seems silly.

The common abbreviation for 'cents' today is ¢. The older usage is c. I see both used throughout philately today.

What is your thinking for current philatelic exhibitors, album designers, or article writers about which abbreviation should generally be used today?

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Back in the day ( 50's ) I learned in school that there is a difference. The "c" is for generic cents while the "c" with a dash is for a dollarcent. That should still be the correct way,

Peter

The "c" is more common because you do not find a cent sign on computer keyboard. You have to enter [Windows] alt + 0162 on numpad. Some typewriters had them.

On a Mac press Option and 4 = the cent symbol

However, interestingly enough when I insert that character here in an SCF posting it displays as: #162. Go figure.

Dennis

Not that anyone asked, but to create the pound sterling mark of £, on a Mac you press the option key and the 3 at the same time.

Or on a manual typewriter a pound sterling sign was to overstrike L and f
and a cent sign was to overstrike c and /
Those were the days!

In Windows use the Character Map application. For the more technically inclined, it can be found here: %windir%\system32\charmap.exe

Continuing with the theme of you didn't ask for it, on a Mac, to create the symbol for the Japanese yen, ¥, you simply press the option key and the y keys at the same time.

Easy to remember, along with the ¢ and £ symbols