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What exactly can a penny buy these days? This is a question often asked. Google the question and you will find a few answers. Not much, apparently, according to most. Well, I was pleasantly surprised when I actually set out to make purchases for one cent. This blog documents the various items I scored for a penny or less.

What qualifies a purchase as a penny loot? The cost of anything mentioned in this blog includes the purchase price, tax, shipping and handling fee, if any. If a rebate is involved, the postage to mail it is part of the cost. If a coupon is bought and used in the deal, that figures into the total as well. And the total cost must be equal to or less than US$0.01. The item must also be procured from a source available to the public - "My aunt gave me a sweater" doesn't count.

Some costs are not included in the one cent total. Chief among them is the time and effort to hunt for and complete the deals. Gas and mileage is not counted if a trip to the store is required. Computer and office equipment amortization, paper and ink expenditures are all excluded.

As expected, quite a few of the items I bought came from China. Depending on your tastes and needs, some of the stuff may be considered totally worthless. But that is not the point of this exercise.

This blog also does not dwell on where and how the items were bought. I frequent a few deal sites for information that lead to some of the purchases. The various auction sites are also a treasure trove to explore. But I would rather devote the blog to present the results - the items I obtained for a penny or less, in no particular order.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Lithuanian Coin - 1 litas

This is a coin from Lithuania - A country I have never been to but probably will visit one day.  I got close in a trip to Tallinn, Estonia, another small Baltic state that was once part of the Soviet Union.  It is a beautiful place.
The year is 2010.  The dimension is 1 Litas.  Today's exchange rate for Lithuanian Litas (LTL) is 1 USD = 2.4705 LTL.
This coin commemorates the Battle of Grunwald/Zalgiris.  It was fought on 15 July 1410 and the Polish–Lithuanian force defeated the Teutonic Knights, according to Wikipedia.  The battle became a great source of pride for the two victors.

The stamps on the envelope make great additions to my collection.  I did not have any stamps from Lithuania prior to this.  I have gotten a few nice exotic stamps from some of the sellers of 1 cent deals.  That's icing on the cake!
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