Penny was so happy
In the year nineteen-o-nine
When he was first imprinted
With Abraham's design
He was kept as the treasure
Of our children's piggybanks
And worked in every grocery store
Though no one gave him thanks
Now Penny would remind us
Though they say his job's a bust
With word's engraved upon his face
That say, "In God we trust!"
In God We Trust
By Peter Caligiuri
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Love the poem and was actually sad to see that penny will no longer be minted…apparently we’re doing so well financially that we can’t afford to mint Penny…but I hold sweet memories from childhood when a penny had real value. God bless brother!
I am sad to see it too, but with somewhere between 115 and 300 billion still in circulation, we may see them around for quite a while.