World's Largest Penny

In 1953, students at Arbor-Vitae School collected a million pennies to help build a hospital in their small northern Wisconsin town of Woodruff.  A monument in the form of a giant penny was placed in front of the school to commemorate the achievement.

The school and hospital have both since been replaced, but the monument remains -- on a corner in front of an assisted living facility.

The World's Largest Penny

Many coins are stuck to the penny with chewing gum