Born in 1938 I grew up in the west. As a youngster I traveled back and forth across this country by the old locomotive steamers watching cowboys herd cattle from horseback and seeing dust storms on the plains. A vision and memory I've never forgotten. Copper Penny is an action packed romantic western that plays out in the American west in the eighteen sixties with chapters and language I am sure will shock most of the readers I have had through the years, but as in all of my writing I have done in the past the reader will find it historically correct and the language used was the language of the times. Gangsters from Chicago leave a trail of blood and death all the way to Wyoming before a young halfbreed Deputy Marshall nicknamed Copper Penny steps in to protect his Indiana mother and the gold she has been sent over the years by the boy's father a Shoshone Chief. Together with the U.S. Marshal Jack Cunningham and two mountain men who show up from time to time the battle rages and bodies litter the landscape all the way across the Great Plains and back to Chicago. The characters in this book create and solve their own problems in a way that will hold the reader spellbound from the first page to the last. Bernard Albertson

"A penny cannot buy what it once used to, but the little coin adds meaning to everyday living and language. A penny for a wish, a lucky penny on the ground, or a penny for your thoughts ... with its phasing out, the penny may be "out-of-sight" but should not be "out-of-mind' because pennies are special."--Publisher.

Students who love ragtime music will welcome this new solo by Martha Mier. She has simplified the difficult aspects of this musical style to make this solo perfect for early intermediate students of all ages. The left-hand jump bass with full chords typically found in ragtime music has been replaced with single notes. The syncopation found in the right-hand melody is easily accessible for this level. The key of C major (with a few accidentals) allows the student to focus on the technical demands of the piece rather than the key signature. Combine these features, and you have ragtime solo that is not only easy to play but fun to play as well!

In the authors' own words, this new edition of Strike It Rich with Pocket Change, dispels the myths of error coins and assists you in discovering, marketing, and researching rare coins that you can find in your pocket change. More than 350 close-up illustrations, key identifying details and current market values help you decipher the difference between proper and error issues and varying types of coins. In addition, this unique must-have how-to also includes: • Coverage of Lincoln Memorial Cents, Roosevelt Dimes, Washington Quarters, John F. Kennedy Half Dollars, State Quarters • Expert insight and advice about tools of the trade, preserving coins, buying and selling error-variety coins • Terms and definitions associated with error coins Whether it's a Jefferson Presidential dollar missing edge lettering, that's worth $2,000 - $10,000 plus or a Lincoln cent with trail marks that make it an error worth $1 - $3 there are hidden treasures to be found in your pocket change, if you know what to look for.

Make the Most of Your Time with Your Children On the day of their baby dedication, Eryn and her husband were given a jar of 936 pennies. The jar contained a penny for every week they would raise their child until graduation, and they were instructed to remove one penny each Sunday as a reminder, placing it into another jar as an investment. At some point every parent realizes time is moving swiftly, and they ask themselves, How am I investing in my child? Through personal stories and biblical examples, 936 Pennies will help you discover how to capture time and use it to its fullest potential, replacing guilt and regrets with freedom. Meanwhile, your kids will see how simple choices, like putting the cell phone down and going on a family hike, will make all the difference. Together you will stretch time and make it richer. Craft a family legacy in tune with God's heartbeat as you capture a new vision for your children and learn the best ways to spend your pennies.

To do its part in the war effort, the U.S. Mint changed from a copper cent to a zinc-coated steel version for one year, in 1943. Rumor quickly spread that anyone who found a 1943 copper cent would be rewarded with a car from Ford. Now you can display your collection of the legendary Lincoln cents of 1909 to 1958 in this beautiful four-panel coin folder. Larger in size than the average folder, this unit has room for 144 coins, the most of any similar folder.