The Week contest: Penny epitaph

This week's question: The Treasury Department announced that it will soon stop producing pennies, after determining that each 1-cent coin costs 3.7 cents to manufacture. In seven or fewer words, come up with an epitaph for our smallest denomination of currency.

Click here to see the results of last week's contest: Streaker race

How to enter: Submissions should be emailed to [email protected]. Please include your name, address and daytime telephone number for verification; this week, please type "Penny epitaph" in the subject line. Entries are due by noon, Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 10. Winners will appear on the Puzzle Page of the June 20 issue and at theweek.com/contest on June 13. In the case of identical or similar entries, the first one received gets credit. All entries become property of The Week.

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