The Penny Is Dead [Some Sunday Context]

<p>Welcome to our Sunday Context series, where we try and bring you new conversations and episodes from the archives to give a little context for the news of the day. Today, a look at the very first one-cent coins, as the US minted the very last new penny.</p><p>.....</p><p>It’s April 20th. This day in 1787, Congress authorized the production of the country’s first coin.</p><p>Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the “Fugio cent,” designed — some say over-designed — by Ben Franklin, and what it meant for a new country to have a proper coin.</p><p>This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.</p><p><strong>If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.com</strong></p><p>Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Our website is thisdaypod.com Follow us on social @thisdaypod</p> Learn about your ad choices: <a href="https://dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices">dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices</a>