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*** Edited by Staff to clarify topic title. ***I was scrolling for release dates on the 2019 coins, and came across this: https://cashmoneylife.com/us-mint-c...-production/Is this a reliable source? Are pennies really going away?  Thanks for taking a look! -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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If you read to the end of the article-the disclaimer indicates that it is a spoof of some sort.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The part of the article that stuck out to me the most is the "penny buy back incentive program" where they are going to melt down all the copper pennies sitting around returned to the government. I wonder what absolute gem of coins will be melted down...
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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It was a spoof? Interesting. Thanks for pointing that out.  They should've done it on April 1st. -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's good it's a spoof, I love cents.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't even like fake news on April Fools Day.  |
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Forum Dad
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United States
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I like pennies too!! They won't melt mine down.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5887 Posts |
Agreed. Without pennies, I would have a much harder time finding myself Varieties.
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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 variaties 4 life |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pennies will soon enough be gone as well as most coinage anyway. Plastic is soon enough going to be all there is.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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...the "penny buy back incentive program" where they are going to melt down all the copper pennies sitting around ... This is exactly what they're doing in Canada. It's called the 'Alloy Recovery Program' and it makes me shiver in me boots thinking about all those gorgeous copper coins going in the smelter! |
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United States
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Are they going to make wires with the copper?
Plastic coins? Maybe bio-degradable plastic? You dig in your pocket to pay for something, and, "Oops, I could swear I had some money in there."
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Pennies will soon enough be gone as well as most coinage anyway Besides , I have accumulated enough Pennies in my collecting life to sink a Battle Ship . Ok maybe a Rowboat .  |
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Note: As a side effect, expect state and local sales taxes to increase to round up to the nearest nickel as well to make accounting easier for stores and cashiers. This is the most ignorant thing said in the entire spoof. That is not how sales taxes work.  |
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Plastic coins? Nope, he means plastic cards, debit and credit. |
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Posted 02/05/2019 6:25 pm
