What's more ridiculous: that after 6 years Leonard still has a chance with Penny, or that Penny still works at the Cheesecake Factory?Okay that was about The Big Bang Theory but it's as good an excuse as any to note that after 238 years, the last-ever penny was minted today:
The last penny was minted Wednesday afternoon at the US Mint in Philadelphia. The penny costs nearly four cents to mint, more than the coin’s worth. Once valuable enough to buy “penny candy” like gumballs and feed parking meters or toll booths, today the penny lives mostly in coin jars, junk drawers or “leave a penny/take a penny” trays.
The penny outlived its sibling, the half-penny, by 168 years. It’s survived by the nickel, dime, quarter, and rarely seen half-dollar and dollar coins.
Here's a superslice I used to rock for you people back in my cherished Manny days. 🤗🕺
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