Comments on: Steel Cents Debated in House, No Decision Yet

By: Don Yeier

Don Yeier — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:02:49 +0000

Please, go back to minting the half-dime, but in lieu of silver (as it was done for nearly 80-years) use the same composition as the current dime. By all means, simply eliminate the (nearly) worthless penny. Thanks for this important consideration, Don Yeier

By: the x

the x — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:51:56 +0000

go back to the gold standard.

By: walker1946

walker1946 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:52:38 +0000

If the U S mint starts making pennies from plastic, I hope they put something else in them to make them float. I metal detect the beach and find alot of the zinc pennies. Just think, kids might find a penny floating in the surf. But then how many people will pass and not pick up a coin on the ground.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:25:03 +0000

Perhaps if you kept the value of the $ stable you wouldn’t have to worry about the cost of the metal in a penny or nickle. Go on the gold standard. Go Ron Paul!

By: Margo

Margo — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:00:34 +0000

Go back on Gold and Silver–Problem solved.

By: Koichi Ito

Koichi Ito — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:34:44 +0000

Make penny out of plastic and nickel out of aluminum. Since you can recycle plastic to make pennies and recycle aluminum cans into five cent coins!