She asked me why i went to so much trouble for a worthless penny.
Penny on the floor and how picked it up.
Especially on sunday morning after they ve had an all night skate the kids throw change at people and you sometimes even find dimes on those mornings.
Ancient cultures believed that metal was a gift from the gods given to man for protection against evil and that may have developed into the idea that metal brings good luck.
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Some people believe that different outcomes will occur if the penny is found either heads up or down.
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There s a penny on the floor and you re gone the television s on have you found another man to take my place there s a penny o.
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Or they believe you can pick it up but you shouldn t keep it.
Finding a penny and picking it up is a relatively new spin on an old superstition.
It became my great pleasure to share my faith along with the reason i picked up that penny.
He held it up and smiled then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure.
Thus the accumulation of money translated into good fortune.
If the penny is heads up you may freely and joyfully pick it up and experience good luck.
If you find a penny with the good side up pick it up.
This is where the heads up for luck and tails for bad luck comes from.
I recently had the great opportunity to share this story with a lady who saw me stoop to pick up a penny on the floor.
The penny in god we trust several years ago a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the husband s employer s home.
Still silent the man reached down and picked up the penny.
That s pretty good for pocketing pennies.
You should give it to someone else essentially turning over the penny to the heads up position and passing on good luck to a friend or stranger.
There was nothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone had dropped and a few cigarette butts.
Perhaps this fact contributed to the good luck association with finding a penny or any coin.
My friend arlene was nervous about the weekend.
If the bad side is up leave it be.