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  • A Penniless America - Common Cents?

    07/02/2006 9:52:07 AM PDT · by Extremely Extreme Extremist · 43 replies · 1,118+ views
    WFRV.COM ^ | 02 JULY 2006 | AP
    (AP) PLYMOUTH, Mass. -- In this village settled by thrifty Pilgrims, you can still buy penny candy for a penny, but tourist Alan Ferguson doubts he'll be able to dig any 1-cent pieces out of his pockets. He rarely carries pennies because "they take up a lot of room for how much value they have." Instead, like so many other Americans, he dumps his pennies into a bucket back home in Sarasota, Fla. Pity the poor penny! It packs so little value that merry kids chuck pennies into the fountain near the candy store, just to watch them splash...