The New 2010 Shield Cent Design, Like/Dislike? Opinions

anyone have an idea when the release is going to be ?

I like its simplicity.

I like it, nice and simple.

In my opinion, the designs of our coins have deteriorated significantly since the introduction of the State Quarter program. The designs appear to be more like etchings than artwork. The older coinage was much more detailed and graceful. Perhaps these new designs, along with the metal composition, are much cheaper to produce? Just a thought.

I would have preferred they stick with the LP4 reverse, as it is symbolic of the highest office in the US. I like the shield, and for those that don't, it should be gone in a half century or so.

"Maybe the plan is to make the new design so awful that people wont mind the discontinuing of the denomination!"

I am from Pennsylvania and sales tax is 6%! What will we have to do give the retailers a portion of our nickel in order to pay the tax on sale items? Right! More like taxes will be rounded up to the nearest nickel, pretty sweet for a tax increase.

And the hosing continues!

Getting rid of the cent does not mean higher taxes. You are not going to get "nickel and dimed" into debt (seriously).

Your sales tax is already rounded to the nearest cent and applies to the total purchase and not each item. Rounding to the nearest five cents for cash transactions would be no different; you might lose Two Cents on one purchase while gaining Two Cents on another. Also, electronic transactions would still be to the nearest cent.

I am sure they had the same debate when the half-cent was discontinued, but it happened anyway and the masses did not fall into chaos; especially considering that the half-cent was worth a lot more than what a cent is today! We might as well get rid of the nickel and dime if we want to keep it "even" with that change!