The symbol for the penny is `` p '' ; hence an amount such as NUMBER@1 -LRB- # NUMBER@2 -RRB- is usually pronounced `` fifty pee '' rather than `` fifty pence '' .

The symbol for pennies is `` p '' -LRB- pronounced `` pee '' like the letter -RRB- . The MISC@1 write NUMBER@1 or # NUMBER@2 and say it `` fifty pee '' .
