When penny becomes obsolete

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 02:31:42PM -0400, Fairlight wrote:
> At Fri, Jul 07, 2006 at 12:47:39PM -0500 or thereabouts, 
> suspect Mike Schwartz (PC Support) was observed uttering:
> >      Without meaning to be rude, I've never heard any serious talk about
> > removing the penny coin out of circulation, if that's what you are referring
> 
> I have.  
> 
> CNN had an article on this within the last week.  The Treasury says it's
> costing more to manufacture than it's worth due to the rise in cost of
> materials (namely zinc), and some people want to pull the plug on it once
> and for all.  Actually, the nickel does as well, but they're not talking
> about gong that far.

http://www.pennies.org/profit.html

Cheers,
-- jra
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