[ExI] Not worth a cent

[John Clark]

On Jul 12, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Damien Broderick wrote:
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> United Statesians informally retain "penny" for "cent."

And you know there must be something fundamentally wrong with a government that can't make money even when they quite literally own the mint. As of 2006 it cost the government 1.75 cents to make each one cent coin and 7 cents to make each 5 cent nickel coin.

There is a good way to know when it's time to stop making a coin, if you place one on the sidewalk in a busy city and nobody bothers to pick it up then stop making it.

 John K Clark 

 


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