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A. Copper Penny relinquished life-support today. Feeble purchasing power succumbed to deadly production costs.

Penny’s bright face brought luck and was often pinched. SAVE YOUR PENNIES, a no-profit organization, will seal its rolls.

A treasury of well-coined expressions–penny-wise, penny dreadful, penny candy, penny ante, penny to his name–remains countless.

Millions of Penny survivors are scattered worldwide.

Fountains and wishing wells everywhere will respectfully close until nickel-ready.