The Old Needle through the Penny Trick

A Books and Magazines post. Posted on April 13, 2009 by The Retroist

When I was a kid, my friend had this penny with a needle through it. I always assumed that it was a trick/manufactured trinket. This weekend I went to a book sale and saw this “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” book and now mystery solved…

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I know your secret now, Shawn. I know your secret!!!

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