What was wrong with the old design?

[RadiomanATL]

U.S. Mint rolls out a new penny- Smart Spending - MSN Money

Srsly? How much money was actually spent having to come up with this hogwash?

 

[sboyle24]

The penny needs to be gotten rid of all together. What a waste of resources.

 

[random3434]

I thought we were getting rid of the penny?

 

[RadiomanATL]

lol.


i guess not now.

 

[Xenophon]

Glad to see the gov is on the ball, we certainly needed new pennies.

 

[CrimsonWhite]

From the OP link.

A penny actually costs more to make than it's worth. In 2009, the unit cost to produce the penny was 1.62 cents, according to the U.S. Mint.

 

[rightwinger]

We should just dump the damn penny

 

[xsited1]

Thank you Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for making the final call. Is there a bigger slimeball in the Obama Administration than him? I realize they're all slimeballs, but I consider him to be the worst. His buddies probably got some of the stimulus money to make this happen.

 

[sboyle24]

A penny is actually worth more if you melt it down and sell the raw metal.

 

[Ravi]

The Web site of the U.S. Mint explains that the stripes represent the 13 original states and the banner signifies “a single union in support of the federal government.

Obviously a transparent effort by Obama to give the federal government total power. Fascism is right around the corner.

 

[sboyle24]

The Web site of the U.S. Mint explains that the stripes represent the 13 original states and the banner signifies “a single union in support of the federal government.

Obviously a transparent effort by Obama to give the federal government total power. Fascism is right around the corner.

I've heard of spins but this one might qualify as a twist.

 

[SFC Ollie]

The US Military stopped shipping Pennys to their overseas PX's back in the early 80's because of the weight.

 

[Ravi]

The Web site of the U.S. Mint explains that the stripes represent the 13 original states and the banner signifies “a single union in support of the federal government.

Obviously a transparent effort by Obama to give the federal government total power. Fascism is right around the corner.

I've heard of spins but this one might qualify as a twist.

Weren't the Founders against a federal union? Oh, it gets so confusing....

 

[Paulie]

A penny is actually worth more if you melt it down and sell the raw metal.

Only a penny from 1982 or earlier.

After that, they weren't made with copper anymore. They're 97% zinc now, and the value of one penny's worth of zinc is less than 1 cent.

 

[random3434]

A penny is actually worth more if you melt it down and sell the raw metal.

Only a penny from 1982 or earlier.

After that, they weren't made with copper anymore. They're 97% zinc now, and the value of one penny's worth of zinc is less than 1 cent.

A penny for your thoughts Paulie.

 

[Paulie]

A penny is actually worth more if you melt it down and sell the raw metal.

Only a penny from 1982 or earlier.

After that, they weren't made with copper anymore. They're 97% zinc now, and the value of one penny's worth of zinc is less than 1 cent.

A penny for your thoughts Paulie.

My thoughts don't make any cents.

 

[random3434]

Only a penny from 1982 or earlier.

After that, they weren't made with copper anymore. They're 97% zinc now, and the value of one penny's worth of zinc is less than 1 cent.

A penny for your thoughts Paulie.

My thoughts don't make any cents.

If I had a quarter for everytime I've heard THAT excuse.

 

[xsited1]

A penny is actually worth more if you melt it down and sell the raw metal.

Only a penny from 1982 or earlier.

After that, they weren't made with copper anymore. They're 97% zinc now, and the value of one penny's worth of zinc is less than 1 cent.

A penny for your thoughts Paulie.

Great song for beginners.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mDArXfPakU]YouTube - Peter Frampton-"Penny for your Thoughts"-Acoustic Solo-2007[/ame]

 

[DiveCon]

just what we needed

 

[Paulie]

A penny for your thoughts Paulie.

My thoughts don't make any cents.

If I had a quarter for everytime I've heard THAT excuse.

Wanna split a dime bag?