Posted on 03/24/2021 11:13:52 AM PDT by Meatspace
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. - A Fayetteville man said his last paycheck from his former employer came in the form of over 90,000 oil- or grease-covered pennies dumped on his driveway.
Andreas Flaten said he left his job at A OK Walker Autoworks in November 2020. He said he was supposed to get his final paycheck, but was having difficulty getting it.
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About 1% (900)will be “wheatbacks.” Sounds like a slow process, but might as well go through them.
“Tacitly at least, that’s $2000+ worth of copper.”
Pennies have been copper-plated zinc since 1982. And between the oil, water, detergent and vinegar, any numismatic value except for an extremely rare coin has probably been destroyed.
Did you find an answer?
Or they could be like my son’s former employer who bounced a paycheck and never even gave him his last one as they went bankrupt.
His name is on the court documents as a damaged party. Perhaps one day he’ll get something.
Why wouldnt they be? They are US minted.
My advice to him is get a gallon of hexane and a metal bucket.
At one time they were. However at one time, we were Governed by the Constitutions were not stolen. Neither is the case now. Now we pretend that we are still Governed by the Constitution and that the 2020 election was not stolen by the Democrats. In a couple (around 2 more months the Trump Supporters will forget that with the aid of the Republican Party, that the election was stolen from them under their nose. Things will be back as they were inside of 3 months.
Given the employee’s concern for the environment he sounds like a lefty.
Since pennies are not legal tender, he can legally keep the pennies and sue for the $900.
I read the article too and saw no reason why the employee was paid in pennies.
The business is getting hammered on Yelp.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/a-ok-walker-autoworks-peachtree-city-3
Sigh.
Pennies are legal tender.
“United States coins and currency (including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and national banks) are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues. Foreign gold or silver coins are not legal tender for debts.”
Just because they are legal tender, doesn’t mean that businesses have to accept them.
“[A]ll United States money … is a valid and legal offer of payment for debts when tendered to a creditor. There is, however, no Federal law mandating that a person or organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services.”
The guy got paid in a combination of copper and oil. Two good resources these days.
Maybe he doesn’t want all that crap on his property.
“Just because they are legal tender, doesn’t mean that businesses have to accept them.”
I looked it up. My confusion was in the clause that businesses or government agencies don’t have to accept them. I recall seeing stories where people tried to pay fines with pennies and they weren’t accepted.
97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper 82-2021, pre 82 95% copper
House so?
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