Today is National Lucky Penny Day. Most people see pennies as completely useless. The truth is worse than that. The U.S. spends roughly $140 million each year to produce $80 million worth of pennies. That’s right. It costs almost two cents to make a coin worth one cent. I’m a compulsive penny finder. At least once or twice a week I’ll find coins while I’m out walking the dog. I pocket them whenever I can. After all, “See a penny and pick it up and all the day you’ll have good luck.” The best places to find lost coins are parking lots; especially ones where teenagers park their cars. Kids seem to simply dump anything that won’t fit in an arcade slot. Drive-through windows are also likely spots. I’ve always wanted to take a metal detector to the park after a carnival or fair. Do you think I’d find enough to make the metal detector pay for itself?
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