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

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