D.C. Residents Hold Funeral for the Penny

‘Abraham Lincoln,’ other mourners say farewell to the penny at DC funeral

A mock funeral for the penny, which was discontinued earlier this year, was held Saturday in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.

D.C. residents hold funeral for the penny

WASHINGTON (NBC, KYMA) - At the Lincoln Memorial Saturday, D.C. residents gathered for a "very serious" funeral for the penny. What seemed to have started as a somber memorial quickly turned into something a little more humorous as people, dressed to the likeness of Abraham Lincoln, served as pallbearers carrying an empty casket, and several guest speakers made an appearance. This includes Mary Todd Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, …