As the saying goes, “Find a penny and pick it up, and all
the day you’ll have good luck.” Until a few years ago, I would find coins of
every denomination nearly every time I went for a walk: on sidewalks, along the
sides of roads, in parking lots and beneath drive-through windows. These days a
whole week might go by when I don’t pocket a single penny. I guess it’s because
fewer people are using cash. If you pay for everything with credit or debit
cards, there’s never any change left over. Today is National Lost Penny Day – probably
because it’s also Lincoln’s birthday, and because pennies have borne Lincoln’s
head since February 12, 1909. You could celebrate the day by searching for lost
pennies. I’d suggest looking in the pockets of clothing you haven’t worn in a
while, under sofa cushions and beneath the floor mats in your car. Sidewalks just
aren’t as lucrative as they used to be.
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