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Rest in Peace
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Rather than using Aluminum or even Helium filled coinage, another great suggestion would be to make all coins from Dirt. Yes, just black dirt. It could be pressed under great pressure to make coins. And this is in with the invironmentalist to make things that can be recycled. As a coin gets old, dented, wornout, you just put it in a pot, add water and seeds and grow something to eat. Coins dropped would just wash away and not create things left on our streets. Coins minted from dirt can be used over and over too if needed. Mint errors could easily be recycled instead of collected. Left in clothing by accident would not hurt washing machines either. Mint Dies would last almost forever since dirt is softer than metal. There would never be a post on cleaning coins again since cleaning one would make it vanish. However, if the Helium idea is utilized, remember that Helium is easily produced by Nuclear Fusion of Hydrogen. A fusion bomb is used and someone just runs over to the blast with bottles to collect the Helium. 
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Moderator
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Even dirt cents would cost more to make than they would be worth.  It has been said before, even if the material were free, the manufacturing costs are still more than one cent.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote: However, if the Helium idea is utilized, remember that Helium is easily produced by Nuclear Fusion of Hydrogen. On the sun yes, here on earth a much more practical way to produce Helium is through alpha decay of certain radioactive materials
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New Member
United States
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The Japanese 1 yen coin is made of aluminum......I have hundreds of them and the time it takes me to roll them and exchange them for larger denomination coins isn't worth the reward.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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C'mon guys - get serious here. Are we adults or adolescents ? Everyone knows pennies should be made from chocolate  
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Pillar of the Community
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So, if the materials were "free" and the manufacturing of the coins would cost a lot, why not make the coins out of an instrically valuable material so that we're left with something of value to show for the work put into coining? *cough cough*
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Valued Member
United States
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Because that wouldn't make "cents"... Ba dump bump! 
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 , twitch43! Where can you get rid of Japanese coins in the US?
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Quote: Everyone knows pennies should be made from chocolate Now that is the best idea yet. 
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Valued Member
United States
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But what would you coat the chocolate with or it would melt in my hands
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A candy shell of course (See M&M's)
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Problem solved. Use M&M's for cents! I would have no problem getting (and eating) one to four M&M's after a transaction. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Now that would be ingenious. 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote: Problem solved. Use M&M's for cents! Wouldn't help. Have you counted the number of M&M's in a package? They still cost more than one cent apiece. 
Edited by Conder101 03/22/2012 7:40 pm
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