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Penny Trivia
Did you know...
No one-cent coins were minted in 1815 due to a copper shortage caused by the War of 1812 with Great Britain. *
It only takes 154 pennies to feed one person a meal at the Samaritan Soup Kitchen.
The one-cent coin was made legal tender by the Coinage Act of 1864. *
To feed 450 people one lunch it would take 69,300 pennies, which would weigh 382 lbs.
In 1909, Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to grace a U.S. coin when he was portrayed on the one-cent coin to commemorate his 100th birthday. The Lincoln penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We Trust." *
To reach our goal of $100,000, we need to collect 210 miles worth of pennies. This would take us from Winston-Salem to Myrtle Beach, SC.
* taken from www.pennies.org |
