Two days ago I stopped by our local Bagel Bin and made a purchase. The two young people behind the counter were looking and marveling at a coin. I thought that maybe someone had given them a slug or foreign currency so I asked what they were looking at.
The young woman replied that it was a very, very old penny. "Imagine what this penny has seen! -- the history!" "Wow, said I; what a neat find. How old is it?" She said, "1953!" "Okay, I said" as I picked up my bag of sesame seed bagels. That penny is two years younger than I am."
"Wow," they said in unison. Wow, indeed...
The young woman replied that it was a very, very old penny. "Imagine what this penny has seen! -- the history!" "Wow, said I; what a neat find. How old is it?" She said, "1953!" "Okay, I said" as I picked up my bag of sesame seed bagels. That penny is two years younger than I am."
"Wow," they said in unison. Wow, indeed...
