Let's have a moment of silence

farmer boy · Feb 4, 2013

For the Canadian penny. Last day of distribution.

jason, NW Ontario · Feb 4, 2013

They'll make great washers

Dave Sherburne NY · Feb 4, 2013

The US should get rid of them too. Instead they just paid in 2012 to have them redesigned
Death to Pennies

Mark W. · Feb 4, 2013

Does that mean my sales tax rate will drop to 5% or jump up to 10% from the 6& it is now?

Two Dogs · Feb 4, 2013

Last year I need about 100 3/16 washers. The hardware store wanted 7 cents each. I made my own for one dollar. TDF

Tony in Mass. · Feb 4, 2013

I got a few with George the 5th, and a bunch with GR6th. A roll with a 'young' queen. Things like this never pan out well for the tax payer no mater what the talking heads say.
I forgot who said 'a million pennies here, a million pennies there, pretty soon it adds up to alotta money'.

Tom in TN · Feb 4, 2013

Okay, I admit it - I'm a deceitful criminal.

When I was a kid, the soft drink machines (pop machines) operated on dimes. I used to slightly flatten pennies, file them down to the size of a dime, and use them to buy a bottle of pop.

Shame on me.

I guess that's not a problem with kids today. A bottle of pop now costs $1.62.

Tom in TN

Anonymous-0 · Feb 4, 2013

So you saved $2 and destroyed US government coinage thereby violating Federal law. If saving a couple of bucks was that important I would have found some other legal means such as buying one less coffee or soda.

Dave Sherburne NY · Feb 4, 2013

Is your state controlled by nnalert or nnalert ? It makes a difference. Here in NY it will go up to 10% a jump of only 2%. It will make it easier to figure in your head. On a $20000 car it will be $2000 see, easy to figure. The next jump will be to 15%

jbp · Feb 4, 2013

Recon I'm a bad guy too. A few years ago the copper gasket on the oil filter stud of my Farmall cub broke. It was either improvise or drive 100 miles roundtrip to the nearest Case IH dealer. A penny has the same OD as the copper gasket so I chucked a penny in the lathe and soon fashioned a new gasket. Think its still doing the job today. Best penny I ever spent.
Joe

Anonymous-0 · Feb 4, 2013

A hundred miles and only one penny can't be compared to 100 pennies and $2.00 savings

hintocw · Feb 4, 2013

Well, who gives a rat's furry behind?

rrlund · Feb 4, 2013

One of the older kids showed a few of us how to turn the handle backwards to just the right position on the old nickle machine at the elevator. Turn it right to that spot,then back around like you would if you'd put money in and you could get a free one.

Two Dogs · Feb 4, 2013

So at what point does it stop being a crime? Fifty miles? Thirty dollars in savings? Please let me know. TDF

Two Dogs · Feb 4, 2013

You must. You cared enough to respond. TDF

RandyB(MI) · Feb 4, 2013

....and the Federal Govt printing "unbacked" money by the millions IS legal? You can't rob from a robber.

Brian G. NY · Feb 4, 2013

James,
The key words were "when I was a kid".

Anonymous-0 · Feb 4, 2013

You already know the answer; it is always a crime. I just can't understand the apparent pride in destroying a significant quanity of US currency to save $2.00. If I was in a "pinch" and had to use a penny, pretty sure I could go to confession with a clear consience.

DH in Carolina · Feb 4, 2013

Brass washers the size of a dime were a lot easier.

hintocw · Feb 4, 2013

I had nothing better to do.

cjunrau · Feb 4, 2013

you must be some righteous person. Makes me wonder how many sins a day you do,as most people with your additude are actually the biggest hyprocrits and comparative to the pharisies.

Wile E · Feb 4, 2013

I read that it costs the US gubbermint 1.2 cents to make a penny....Super stupid. The quality of the alloy should go down, use recycled aluminum cans or something.

samn40 · Feb 4, 2013

They cannot do away with the penny here ....everything costs £x.99
Sam

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