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Rest in Peace
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And a pocketful of change for the sales tax.
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Pillar of the Community
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Implement a $2 and $5 coin and stop printing paper money below $10. A new 2 cent, just as worthless as our cents and nickles.
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United States
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Everything below the dime eliminated would help costs in government. we don't need nickles or cents, we certainly don't need 2 cent pieces again.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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The poll is only about the penny and a new 2cent coin. So, if we take a baby step and get rid of the penny then later on we can get rid of the 2cent coin. Then we can tackle the nickel. We should eventually only have dimes and higher. The dollar should be paper only, not a coin. WHEW....... glad I got that off of my chest.
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Maybe we should return to fractional currency. Could imagine the little tiny wallets you would need to carry them around in?  |
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Australia
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There is no option for the correct choice here.
That is, get rid of the penny, and have the Nickel as the lowest denomination coin.
From my visits to the 'States, and the use of coinage, I think a 2 cent coin would be shunned like the Anthony Dollar.
It is my observation that the general public use the penny as a 'single use' coin only. It is just thrown in a bikkie barrel, to be recycled back to the bank when you have accumulated enough of them. Probably due to the state tax laws, which differ from State to State, and the need to give exact change at the checkout.
That would be a a very sad outcome for the penny collecors, who have contributed greatly to the CCF with their posts. I have enjoyed reading them, and their contribution to numismatics.
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United States
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speaking of a 3 Cent Coin, does anyone have 1880 3 Cent nickel?
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Rest in Peace
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. So, if we take a baby step and get rid of the penny then later on we can get rid of the 2cent coin. 2¢ pieces were used (for lack of other change), but were never popular. I can see clerks short-circuiting if they had to make correct change with 2w¢ pieces and no cents. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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No 2 cent and get rid of the cent (I'd say get rid of the nickel as well but if you do you need to get rid of the dime as well because of making change problems for the quarter.) Bigfredd is right about having problems making change with 2 cent pieces and no cents. And yes I have an 1880 Three Cent but it's not for sale. |
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United States
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We should just have an honor system where we keep track of our pennies on a little piece of paper that we carry around. Instead of the clerk handing us 3 pennies in change, she just puts three tallies on our paper, or she crosses two off and gives us a nickle.
It sounds silly, but actually we have had a similar system for years with the take-a-penny jars. A penny has no value, except to keep the till count right.
I personally would give all my business to a store that rounded all receipts up the next nickel and then donated all those pennies to the Shriner's Hospital or the like at the end of the year.
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last chioce--no it shouldnt be minted and get rid of the penny
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we don't need nickles or cents, we certainly don't need 2 cent pieces again. Make the dime the smallest denomination. I could even be talked into getting rid of the dime as well!  |
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speaking of a 3 Cent Coin, does anyone have 1880 3 Cent nickel? Why are you asking for that specific date? That's one of the dates that can be very difficult to find in virtually any grade, especially in a decent circulated condition. Worse yet, it may be very, very difficult to tell that it wasn't a circulated Proof unless you get it in AU condition and know the diagnostics to look for. |
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A new 2C coin? Do you want to drive nohope587 nuts?
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