Canadian penny is dead!!!!!!

[Ichyban]

well our government desided to kill the penny....i will miss you great penny that takes 2.8 cents to make (i dont belive that)

[VerbotenDonkey]

American Penny may be next. =(

And I think it really DOES take that much to make ..

[Ichyban]

American Penny may be next. =(

And I think it really DOES take that much to make ..


D: i my be canadian but we gotta save at least one country with the penny!!!

and i think its pretty dumm that the make a penny worth 1 cente and they make it for 2.8 cents.....government not thinking? lol

[Spartanbh]

Pennies are made of Copper...Copper is becoming extremely scarce. It will save both countries millions of dollars if they stop making pennies (out of copper at least).

[Ichyban]

Pennies are made of Copper...Copper is becoming extremely scarce. It will save both countries millions of dollars if they stop making pennies (out of copper at least).


yes but what about the historical value of them? like im not saying its a bad idea but there wiping out a ton of history

[RaZ Vader]

If governments would stop printing paper currency, it would save them millions. I wouldn't mind carrying around a $5 coin. DO IT GOVERNMENT!

[Ichyban]

If governments would stop printing paper currency, it would save them millions. I wouldn't mind carrying around a $5 coin. DO IT GOVERNMENT!


lol good idea. but what about the weight? or are you talking about like a $5 coin in the size of a quarter?

[GhostHammer]

Pennies haven't been made of copper in years Spartan, at least not in Canada. I'd hope the US isn't still using it >.<

Ichyban, this is old news brother. But I see you're from my neck of the woods in Beautiful BC, where abouts man?

[Ichyban]

Pennies haven't been made of copper in years Spartan, at least not in Canada. I'd hope the US isn't still using it >.<

Ichyban, this is old news brother. But I see you're from my neck of the woods in Beautiful BC, where abouts man?

yes im awar this is old news and this just went ding in my head to see what other people think of it.
and i didnt know you live in B.C i live in North Delta. what about yourself?

[RaZ Vader]

lol good idea. but what about the weight? or are you talking about like a $5 coin in the size of a quarter?

Weight and size has little to do with the amount something is worth.
I say the biggest coin we have is the 50 Cent piece in america. Have that size, with different amounts ranging from $5-$100

America already has a $1 coin. Why not continue this trend?

[VerbotenDonkey]

America already has a $1 coin. Why not continue this trend?

Because it is widely disliked and unused. xD

Paper money is easier to manufacture, carry, and keep track of.

[Ichyban]

Weight and size has little to do with the amount something is worth.
I say the biggest coin we have is the 50 Cent piece in america. Have that size, with different amounts ranging from $5-$100

America already has a $1 coin. Why not continue this trend?


Realy? a $1 coin? i didnt even know that. when did that come to affect?

[Legit]

Here's a pretty interesting article that one of my professors gave me
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/299897/20120216/pennies-nickles-president-obama-change-metal.htm

[Ichyban]

Here's a pretty interesting article that one of my professors gave me
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/299897/20120216/pennies-nickles-president-obama-change-metal.htm

Interesting read.

[MedeDust]

Realy? a $1 coin? i didnt even know that. when did that come to affect?

More than 10 years ago...

[UNLUCKY NUM13ER]

Personally I don't to see them discontinue the American penny. I don't think it'd effect our economy too much I think it'd just be an inconvenience.

[Ichyban]

More than 10 years ago...

Well im an idiot

[Juggernaut9473]

Well im an idiot

no, your just canadian =P

[Ichyban]

no, your just canadian =P

aint that the truth lol

[Maxdoggy]

Now if everyone was afraid we were making too many pennies and wasting our money - which we are - we could at least halt production for a year and then pick it up again the next year.

Better yet, America needs to kill penny production. It's not like pennies disintegrate like dollar bills.

[Vestige]

It's supposed to take 6 months, to take them out of commission. That means Gas will never be under a dollar, unless it goes to 95cents (CDN), which I doubt. The new CDN bills are made out of plastic, making them cheaper, more durable, and ease to clean. Just make sure you don't forget a hundred in your pocket, they melt.

[Coda]

It's supposed to take 6 months, to take them out of commission. That means Gas will never be under a dollar, unless it goes to 95cents (CDN), which I doubt. The new CDN bills are made out of plastic, making them cheaper, more durable, and ease to clean. Just make sure you don't forget a hundred in your pocket, they melt.

A melted $100... this would not be good

[Mi Boys Dinner]

50 cent pieces, hell yeah.

Sorry about your pennies and such, let me play you the song of my people.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZdJRDpLHbw

[Ichyban]

50 cent pieces, hell yeah.

Sorry about your pennies and such, let me play you the song of my people.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZdJRDpLHbw


nice lol

[Mi Boys Dinner]

nice lol

What better way is it to help a grieving country by telling them how great our country is compared to them?

The American Way.

[Ichyban]

Well ive now got a HUGE jar full of penny's that i cant use now lol

[Acid]

Now those silly cananandins will never be lucky!!

[Ichyban]

how wont we be lucky? now that the penny is gone people are ging to be carrying nickles and dimes around more often.....then theyl be droping the biger money then well get richer faster now that wed be droping and picing up more money than befor lol

[Juggernaut9473]

Cuz there are no lucky dimes or nickles when u find them on heads. There only the lucky pennies =p

[Ichyban]

i have to send you pics of the different things we got on our coins....

[Acid]

Be quiet! Get back into your igloo!



I'm sorry, I'm joking, don't hate me.

[Ichyban]

lol dont worry i dont hate anyone. im not the easyest to get mad lol its soka im also used to that joke lol

[SuRroundeD By 1]

I was too lazy to read all the posts on pages 2-3 but the American Penny is made up of almost all Zinc, with a copper coating.

A cool little test to do is to take an old penny (like, old I don't remember the specific date) and melt them on a fire. The copper will completely bend and melt.

Now take a new penny and try to do the same thing. The coating will melt off but the Zinc underneath wont.

I'm pretty sure that's how that worked.

[Ichyban]

well that sounds pretty cool. im going to try that right now.

[Carpe Vexillum]

I was too lazy to read all the posts on pages 2-3 but the American Penny is made up of almost all Zinc, with a copper coating.

A cool little test to do is to take an old penny (like, old I don't remember the specific date) and melt them on a fire. The copper will completely bend and melt.

Now take a new penny and try to do the same thing. The coating will melt off but the Zinc underneath wont.

I'm pretty sure that's how that worked.


well that sounds pretty cool. im going to try that right now.


Wrong. And the fumes from that are very toxic. LOL

Boys. xD


Edit:

I say we go back to the trading system. Fuck currency xD Just a joke of course. =p

[SuRroundeD By 1]

Wrong. And the fumes from that are very toxic. LOL

Boys. xD


Edit:

I say we go back to the trading system. Fuck currency xD Just a joke of course. =p

Actually I did this experiment in my chem class haha. I guarantee you the fumes aren't toxic. Still pretty sure that's how we did the experiment too.