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Default They did it again!
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"Elmo" wrote in message
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HeyBub wrote:

(snip)
. In a few cases it

actually costs more than the defined value to produce the coin (1 cent
being
a case in point).

I thought they fixed that when they went to the flash-plated zinc
pseudo-pennies a few years back? Or has the dollar sagged so far, and/or
zinc gone up so much, that the metal value is over a cent again?

aem sends....


Yup, and the mint labor and shipping aren't inconsequential either. I
think the current "cost" to get a penny into circulation is about 1.4 cents.

Jeff

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