[blam]

" I think, pennies quit being made out of copper and started being made out of zinc because there was more than a penny's worth of copper in a penny. "

There's already some concern that the value of zinc will be a problem in the near future for pennies too.

[Richard Kimball]

Didn’t know that, but it’s not a surprise. Wonder what they’ll find that’s cheap enough as metals go up and the dollar continues to devalue.