Donald Kennon, chief historian of the U.S. Capital Historical Society, speaks alongside Ed Moy, Director of the U.S. Mint, as a ceremony celebrating the release the 2009 Lincoln bicentennial one cent piece on Capitol Hill in Washington on November 12, 2009. UPI/Kevin Dietsch | License Photo
O'Donnell said the plan is to raise $1 million -- 100 million pennies -- and deposit them in the North Coast Credit Union. He said only the interest, about $20,000 per year, would be used.
