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A Wheat Penny

As a child I came across money The type it was an old penny My father had told me to keep it I did not know that it had credit The older the penny the more it is Father told me my eyes went a bliss A smile came to my face It was hard to erase Grinning with so much content I raise my hand for this cent My mother had saw me with a smile It's like seeing mischievous crocodile I clamp my fingers on the penny so hard In such happiness I held it like a card The penny did not have a shine I looked at it this was mine

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 3/31/2013 9:01:00 AM
I love collecting Wheaties...
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Date: 3/28/2013 5:14:00 PM
As I child my Mom told me a penny in the shoe would bring good luck. A very nice read.
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Date: 3/28/2013 4:30:00 PM
Good read.
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