Pretty Penny was created in 1995.
To say something costs a 'pretty penny' is to mean the item is expensive
This is just an imaginative way of saying that something is expensive - it's not just worth a penny, the penny has to be pretty on top of it!
The cast of Pretty Penny - 2001 includes: Shane Luther as Chris Kestie Morassi as Penny
The phrase means that something is very expensive. The origin comes from a gold penny that was minted in the 1200's that was worth 20 silver pennies. Because it was gold, it was a pretty penny, and if it cost a pretty penny, it was expensive indeed.
The words are spelled PRETTY PENNY. A pretty penny would be nice and shiny. For some reason, the phrase has come to mean something that is very costly, "worth a pretty penny."
Penny to a Million was created in 1955.
Will Penny was created on 1968-02-16.
A Penny's History was created in 1917.
Penny Lover was created in 1983.
Penny Widmore was created in 2006.
Two a Penny was created in 1967.
A Penny for Jane was created in 2007.