The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 42, October 21, 2007, Article 26

ELONGATED PIG PENNIES ISSUED IN LEXINGTON NORTH CAROLINA

Dick Johnson writes: "Three different elongated cents which
show a pig are being rolled in Lexington North Carolina.
The unusual motif was chosen to honor Lexington-style barbeque,
a noted local delicacy. The city claims to be -- as stated
on the elongated cents -- the 'Pork BBQ Capital.'

"The souvenir coins are the inspiration of Dwayne Padron,
who is attempting to get as many restaurants in the area to
have their own pig pennies. Padon choose the first two
restaurants because he is familiar with the owners. David
Guest, who owns Southern Barbecue near high Rock Lake with
his wife, Darlynn, is Padon's cousin, and he eats almost
daily at Smiley's where Steve and Tena Yountz are the owners.

"The pig was from a drawing by Pardon's mother, Don Rea
Padon. 'Pork BBQ Capital'  appears above the pig and
'Lexington, N.C.' below on the rolled cents. Padon began
his project four months ago, when he bought a machine that
smashed the pennies. He operates out of his home and usually
spends 30 minutes to three hours every other day cranking
the machine. One hundred pennies can be made in about an
hour. Nothing would have been possible without Padon's
father, Mel Padon, girlfriend Pam Nunnery and his mother,
whom he described as the driving force behind everything.

"Out-of-town collectors can obtain the pig pennies from
Merle Norman Cosmetics (owned by Dwayne's mother) at 16 W.
Second Ave, Lexington, NC 27292. Prices range from $1 to $3
depending upon how they are mounted. Better add postage."

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