Wave That Copper Flag One Last Time On this day in Philadelphia, the final penny rolled off the mint, closing the door on one small piece of American history. Like old ticket stubs from a Dead show, a lucky copper pulled from your pocket always carried a story: maybe it paid for a jukebox song at the Fillmore, or rode in your shoe at a show for some extra good luck. As the last 1-cent coin heads for the Great Beyond, let’s tip our hats to the long, strange trip the penny’s taken with us, spinnin