Credit Union Employees Hold Funeral for the Humble Penny

Credit union employees hold funeral for the humble penny

SUPERIOR — With a combination of humor, history and nostalgia, Ben Peters and his co-workers bid farewell Thursday to a common pocket companion. Peters, a financial educator at Superior Choice Credit Union, led a trio of memorial services for the United States penny. The federal government has stopped producing the 1 cent coin, which costs 4 cents to make. The last pennies were minted on Nov. 12, 2025. Thursday’s multimedia funeral service, whic…

Superior Choice Credit Union holds funeral as formal goodbye to the penny

SUPERIOR, Wis.– The community is “paying” their respects and keeping a penny in their thoughts mourning the loss of the 1-cent coin, discontinued last year. The service reflected the impact the 238-year-old coin had in the nation. A crash course went over the history of the penny, and how it changed over the years… Members also discussed it’s cultural significance. From souvenir penny machines, penny loafers, to squashing them on railroad tracks…

Ode to the penny

Ode to the penny