The Death Of The Penny

The penny is no longer being made and will go out of circulation shortly, done in by inflation.

I remember when I was a kid and a penny had real value. You could actually go into the corner store with a single penny and come out with something, like a piece of candy or two. And for five pennies, one could purchase a bottle of coke, a cup of coffee (children didn't usually drink coffee back then though) or a comic book. A penny represented a minute's work for the average man.Kids were thrilled to find a penny. Now a days, few under six-five, would bother to bend over to pick up one, likely not even a nickle or dime either. Can the end of the nickle be far behind?

Yes, those days are long gone, and soon, so will be the penny.