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News Jun. 12, 2021, 2:32 PM

An 18-year-old said her father was ‘trying to embarrass’ her family when he dumped 80,000 pennies on their yard for his final child support payment

Virginia teen Avery Sanford told WTVR that she hadn't spoken to her father in years when he decided to dump thousands of pennies on her family's lawn.

Lifestyle Oct. 26, 2018, 12:58 AM

This rare 1792 penny is about to be auctioned off for 100 million times its value — and experts say it was likely held by the founding fathers

A rare 1792 penny is about to be auctioned off for about $US1 million – 100 million times its monetary value, as Barron’s reported. The penny was printed as a prototype for the first US cent, a year before the US started using coin currency. This penny ended up being […]

News Aug. 1, 2018, 1:40 AM

How Columbia House sold 12 CDs for as little as a penny

In the mid-90s, Columbia House and the BMG Music Service offered unbelievable deals on CDs. People joined these clubs for a penny and got a bunch of music almost for free as long as they promised to buy a certain amount of music at regular club prices. The offer represented […]