Sighting bad pennies like this reminds me of my distant cousin Sam Remington, who for many years ran a little shop outside London where he counterfieted small change. He figured, almost corectly, that no one would know or care if there were a few bad coins floating around the realm.

When he was at last caught in the act he asked the detective, "So, how'd you catch me?"

The detective merely sang the refrain, "Sam, you made the pence too long."

Sam's not the only one who's busted.


TEd