Part 2 - Goodbye Penny ☹

​Goodbye, Penny! On November 12, 2025, the US Mint stamped its last penny. They won’t make any more new ones, but there are lots of old ones still around. I wonder, how many can you find in your house?

My Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/11/12/penny-discontinued-shortages-us-mint/87214531007/

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​Have you heard some great lines about pennies? I picked ten famous people who had something to say about them.  
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My Source Link: www.azquotes.com/quotes/topics/pennies.html

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1. "One penny may seem to you a very insignificant thing,
​but it is the small seed from which fortunes spring."

By Orison Swett Marden (1848-1924)

American inspiration author & founder of Success magazine


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2. "A penny saved is a penny earned."
And 
"Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves."

By Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

American writer, scientist, inventor, statesman,
diplomat, printer, and publisher

PS... J. Paul Getty, founder of the Getty Oil Company, said something similar…
"If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves." 


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​3. "Human beings have the remarkable ability to turn
nothing into something. They can turn weeds into
gardens and pennies into fortunes."

 By Jim Rohn (1930-2009)
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American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker

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4. "Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have
four quarters than one hundred pennies."

By Al Capone (1899-1947)

American gangster and businessman



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5. "Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people
can't even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain."

By Barbara Kingsolver (1955)

Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet



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6. "Pennies do not come from heaven.
They have to be earned here on earth."

By Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)

British stateswoman, leader of the Conservative Party,
​and Prime Minister



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7. "When someone asks you, A penny for your thoughts,
and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other penny?"

By George Carlin (1937-2008)

American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor, and author



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8. "If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold,
I'd have all the treasures my pockets could hold."

By Dolly Parton (1946)

American singer, songwriter, actress,
​philanthropist, and businesswoman




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9. "Every time I see a coin on the street, I stop, pick it up,
put it into my pocket, and say out loud "Thank you, God,
for this symbol of abundance that keeps flowing into
my life" Never once have I asked, "Why only a penny, God?
You know I need a lot more than that.""

By Wayne Dyer (1940-2015)
American self-help author and motivational speaker



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​10. "Whatever your dream is, every extra penny
you have needs to be going to that."

By Will Smith (1968)

American actor, rapper, and film producer

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​​Tomorrow: famous songs about pennies…will they disappear too?