send oneFOR WRITERS, PODCASTERS AND THE CURIOUS / PRESS KIT
Writing about the penny?
Send One Penny To Me is an extremely unserious internet experiment. Chris, an individual, asks every person on Earth to send him one cent, voluntarily, and counts every one of them on a public ledger. Eight billion people times one cent is $80 million. That is multiplication, not a forecast.
Fast facts
- Launched October 11, 2026, at sendonepennyto.me. Short link: s1p2m.com.
- The jar right now: loading, live from the same counter as the home page. Every entry is on the public ledger.
- The ask is one cent. Bigger amounts are allowed and count as more pennies, not more people.
- A PayPal penny arrives whole. Card networks will not move less than 50 cents, which is why the card option is 50 cents and the difference is listed separately as a fee allowance.
- The money goes to Chris. No product, no cause, no investment, no promise of returns.
- The U.S. Mint struck its final circulating penny on November 12, 2025. Existing pennies are still legal tender. The origin story.
- Anyone can get a personal penny link. The Spreaders page ranks whose network carried the most visits, signups and pennies.
Meet Penny
The mascot is a cartoon copper penny with arms and feet. Free to use in coverage of this site.
The video
Eleven seconds, vertical, captions burned in. Penny explains the plan, then the end card. Free to embed or repost with a link back.
Colors and type
Cream #F4EFDF, ink #27261F, penny red #BC3927. Headlines in a heavy sans, accents in Georgia italic. The name is written Send One Penny To Me, or S1P2M when space is short.
Contact
Use the contact form (pick "Press or podcast") and Chris will answer. Interviews by email or video call are fine. The penny does not take questions directly, though it has opinions.
Not affiliated with the U.S. Mint or the U.S. Treasury.