STORY: Sunday Collection by Douglas Woodruff

Story title: Sunday Collection
By: Douglas Woodruff

    They tell the story about two English coins: the red penny and the valuable half crown. As they were being manufactured in the Royal Mint, they got acquainted. They passed along the assembly lines near one another, and as they left, to be put into circulation in the country, they decided to keep in touch and tell the story of their adventures whenever they met.

After a long while, they did meet.
    The half crown had had quite a good time. It had been fondled as a generous tip in restaurants and hotels. It had crossed many counters in expensive stores.
    The red penny's history was nothing like this at all. Its story was mostly of: vending machines, bus rides, buying newspapers...
    All that was, of course, small change so to speak. But the red penny then said triumphantly, "There is only one thing I can boast about: every Sunday I have been in the Church collection.