Posted in general on Mar 30th, 2012 Comments Off on End of the Penny; O’Canada Says Go
 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-to-scrap-the-penny-this-year/article2386120/ Death To Pennies Why Pennies are economically inefficient and should be abolished. The author is working on a follow-up to this video. Help him out here: http://blog.cgpgrey.com/work-in-progress/
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7th, 2008 Comments Off on Penny prices pinched by rising cost of metal
Further evidence that times are tough: It now costs more than a penny to make a penny. And the cost of a nickel is more than 7½ cents. That doesn’t make much fiscal “cents”!!! Prices for copper, zinc and nickel have some in Congress proposing steel-made pennies and nickels. Surging prices for copper, zinc and […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 4th, 2008 Comments Off on 100th Anniversary of the Lincoln Cent
The year 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the the birth of Abraham Lincoln. As was the the case with the 100th anniversary and the 150th anniversary, this milestone will not go unnoticed in the numismatic community. In fact, legislators have mandated an impressive and extensive new series Lincoln cents. In 2009 the event will […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 26th, 2007 Comments Off on Finskie
“The new $5 bills will be safer, smarter and more secure.” Sounds like a commercial for the new Bionic Woman… Scheduled for public release in early 2008, the new “finskie” sports Lincoln’s best side in a distinguished portrait shot that will surely scare would be counterfeit operatives away. It’s still just plain money paper… nothing […]
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