"ON NOV. 12, the United States Treasury department shut down its 232-year run of producing pennies. This wasn't a big deal to me (and I'm almost certain wasn't to you). Most people don't think about pennies that often and use them even less, which is precisely why the government stopped making the coins in the first place. The gripes about pennies are familiar: There's no such thing as penny candy any more."
"DALE EARNHARDT SR. was stressed. It was Saturday, Feb. 14, 1998, the final day of practice before the Daytona 500, and Earnhardt's car was having problems. An engine issue. His team was debating whether to swap in one of the backups, but with less than 24 hours until the race, there was no consensus. Only anxiety. This was standard for Earnhardt at Daytona. Despite being the biggest star in NASCAR and an all-time legend, Earnhardt had never won his sport's most famous prize."
The United States Treasury Department ended 232 years of penny production on Nov. 12. Most people rarely think about pennies and use them even less, which contributed to stopping production. Common gripes include obsolete penny candy, merchants refusing pennies, and manufacturing costs exceeding face value. Pennies can still have outsized significance. Dale Earnhardt Sr. was stressed on Feb. 14, 1998, when his car developed an engine issue during final Daytona 500 practice and the team debated using a backup with less than 24 hours until the race. Despite legendary status, Earnhardt had never won the Daytona 500, suffering 19 prior heartbreaks including running out of gas in 1986 and colliding with a seagull in 1991.
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