Posted 12/17/2014 5:05 pm
Advertisement. Google reveals archived newspaper advertisements declaring the Simmons Beautyrest to be a brand of mattress from the 1930s and 1940s. The "only costs 1 cent a night" slogan derives from the combination of the "10 year guarantee" and the recommended retail price. Page from Yonkers Herald Statesman, April 12 1939.
Unfortunately, it won't have. In order to lock the penny in place, the part of the rim of the penny gets squeezed down to fit inside a groove in the ring - just like the core of a modern bimetallic coin like the Canadian $2. So even if you were to carefully tear off the aluminium ring, you'd still end up with a damaged cent that would look very much like this one. So keep it intact; it's worth far more to collectors as it is.
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...but it kept the penny in nice condition.
...but it kept the penny in nice condition.
Unfortunately, it won't have. In order to lock the penny in place, the part of the rim of the penny gets squeezed down to fit inside a groove in the ring - just like the core of a modern bimetallic coin like the Canadian $2. So even if you were to carefully tear off the aluminium ring, you'd still end up with a damaged cent that would look very much like this one. So keep it intact; it's worth far more to collectors as it is.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
