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Eliminate the U.S. Penny?

by CoinNews.net on December 5, 2007 · 2 comments

Take the new two-click poll on the CoinNews website asking that very question (found in the upper right). Surprisingly, at least so far, results have been close to evenly mixed. Compared to the U.S., interesting and different dynamics are in play with other countries and their small change. Several countries are actually suffering through serious […]

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Lincoln Pennies Should Be Melted; Forget the 5 Years in Jail

by CoinNews.net on November 5, 2007 · 15 comments

So says Democrat Congressman Zack Space of Ohio who’s trying to help a company within his district. The company, Jackson Metals, would melt pennies for their copper content. Helping businesses is hard to fault. But is newly proposed legislation that would benefit companies like Jackson Metals and change coinage laws the right thing to do? […]

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