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.
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RESULTS:
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THE WINNER: Forever in our hearts and couch cushions
Jonathan Venazindis, Zelienople, Pennsylvania
SECOND PLACE: You made cents, but we lost interest
Jessica Lefort, Saline, Michigan
THIRD PLACE: Here lies Penny, spent
Cary Wiger, New Albany, Indiana
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Hasta la vista, Abe-y"
Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Virginia
"The coin was tossed"
Erica Avery, Greenfield, Massachusetts
"Penny's in heaven"
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
"Lincoln assassinated, again"
George Strong, Plano, Texas
"No more clinkin' for Lincoln"
Matt Miller, Portland, Oregon
"Copper to zinc, then down the sink"
Mike Wroblewski, Leland, North Carolina
"A penny saved is a penny urned"
John Zimmerman, Washington, Pennsylvania
"Your thoughts will now cost a nickel"
Bridget Barclay, New Paltz, New York
"No more pennies, no more thoughts"
John M. Mishler, Harpswell, Maine
"It always gave one percent"
Jeff Goodrich, Andover, New Hampshire
"Alas, "3.7 cents for your thoughts" tested poorly"
Fernand Dutile, South Bend, Indiana
"You can't pinch me anymore!"
John V. Cooney, Macungie, Pennsylvania
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