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It can't happen soon enough! They keep saying "it costs 3 cents to make". Well, that's NOTHING compared to the cost of handling and moving them around. I suspect each one is actually closer to $1 to make and distribute, plain old DUMB to keep producing these essentially worthless slugs.
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01/22/2025 3:02 pm
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One can only hope.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I would imagine the lobbyists for the Zinc industry will have a lot to say about this.
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As they always do. But eventually, someone with more money—and a bigger ego—comes along.  |
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these essentially worthless slugs You misspelled "hideous embarrassments to the proud numismatic heritage of the United States" Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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01/22/2025 5:00 pm
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You misspelled "hideous embarrassments to the proud numismatic heritage of the United States"  |
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But eventually, someone with more money—and a bigger ego—comes along. Why I do declare, whoever could that be?  |
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What? 1˘ costing 3˘ to make isn't practical? |
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Pretty interesting article. Thank you for sharing.  It will be interesting to see if they discontinue the penny. Errers and Varietys.
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Lawmakers were considering the questions as recently as November, when Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who founded the Senate's DOGE caucus, said changing the makeup of the coin could save significant money. I shudder to think of a cheaper version of the zincoln - plastic? Could we soon see the plincoln? Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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It requires a cent to make a dollar. He is trying to make a sense out of a cent. Good luck.
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Goodbye and good riddance
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well get rid of them for circulation, put them in league with the Kennedy half...  |
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I shudder to think of a cheaper version of the zincoln - plastic? Could we soon see the plincoln? I cannot be done. Even when the material is FREE it still costs over a cent to make a cent.  |
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