What does leaving pennies mean?

What does leaving pennies mean?

Leaving a penny in addition to the tip – usually prominently placed next to or on top of notes is a sign that the customer considers their waiter/waitress to have given excellent service. Note that this refers to a penny left *in addition to* the gratuity/tip, not instead of it.

What is a penny jar?

If a penny saved is a penny earned, then medical transcriptionist Leca Good is earning big. She's participating in the “Penny Jar Challenge.” Here's how it works: Every day for a year (365 days), Good puts pennies in a jar equivalent to the number of days she has spent on the challenge.

Do they still make pennies?

The last mostly-copper cents (95% copper metal composition) were produced by the Denver Mint on October 22, 1982. The copper-plated zinc cent coins are still being produced today. A few pennies were struck by error in brass dated 1983 and are extremely rare.

Do gas stations take coins?

Can gas stations take change (coins) as payment for a tank of gasoline? I think you meant to ask do they have to. No, they don't. There is, however, no Federal statute mandating that a private business, a person or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services.