[freepatriot32]

if the penny ever does go away be preppared to pay a lot more in sales tax every state that has 6 percent or more will move up to 10 percent and any state with less then 5 will go up to 5 percent this is a horrible idea and the bring it up every 5 years or so since as far back as i can rember

[cva66snipe]

This from the U.S. Mint who changes the face of coins and bills so often now a person can't keep up. IIRC citizens who are blind must identify their coins and bills by feel. Yes even the bills have a certain texture and used to good bank tellers could sort money while counting and never even have to look. They knew the texture. The mint seems to have forgotten that also.

How about this for them. Just leave our money alone!! The bills as well as some of the coins are taking on more foreign looking designs making them harder to identify especially the nickle. I'll keep the penny. I really don't feel like playing nickle roulette with the gas pumps that can't seem to stop on an even mark and it will be the same with a nickle too. It may work in other nations but every tax grabbing local and state government will use this for a windfall tax hike. BTW ANYONE ready to see local and state sales taxes go up in 5 cent steps? No thanks.

[Vectorian]

A real penny:

[Dustbunny]

We save all our pennies. We now roll them, a lesson learned when we moved back home when we retired and discovered that the jars were extremely heavy. Took forever to roll them, they paid for our gas for the trip home.

Also save nickles and dimes. Some day we just may cash them in but for now they sit rolled up in a box.

[sergeantdave]

Everyone can make their own pennies.

Draw circles on pieces of paper. Write "1¢" on the front of the cicle. On the back write: "This note is legal tender for all debts, private and public." Add in: "This note is redeemable for squat, backed by the full faith and credit of nothing."

Write your name and address on the back. When people knock on your door to redeem them, get a piece of paper out and write: "My reserve note."

Wait a minute. This is already done. Never mind...

[Zacs Mom]

Turn up yiur speakers for a great rendition of Frank Sinature singing the old classic,
"Pennies From Heaven For You And For Me.".

[Filo]

The penny should be abandoned as well as the dollar bill. Replace the latter with the dollar coins and we'll all be set for a couple of decades more. Then we can target the nickel! :)

[Larry Lucido]

Pennies May Soon Be a Thing of the Past

I got plenty of pennies. I wouldn't mind a few dollars.

[CholeraJoe]

U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe, of Arizona, wants to keep it that way. But when he asked Congress to phase out the penny five years ago he failed; he intends to try again this year. If he fails again, he joked recently, he may open a business melting down pennies to resell the metal.

If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all.

[American_Centurion]

With any luck at all it will end the ridiculous "advertising" shtick of 9.99 and all of it's iterations.

[hoosierboy]

U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe, of Arizona, wants to keep it that way. But when he asked Congress to phase out the penny five years ago he failed; he intends to try again this year. If he fails again, he joked recently, he may open a business melting down pennies to resell the metal.

I know people doing that now.