tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post1500344841201919333..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Canada will no longer produce penniesMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-16293106373139734192012-04-01T09:20:11.052-05:002012-04-01T09:20:11.052-05:00tHE GOOD OLD BRITISH PENNY WAS ALMOSTAN INCH AND A...tHE GOOD OLD BRITISH PENNY WAS ALMOSTAN INCH AND A QUARTER IN SIZE AND HEAVY. yOU NEEDED 240 OF THEM TO MAKE 1 POUND(MONEY). tHEY HAD HIDDEN MINT MARKS. a fairly common one in use in the 1960"s was dated 1872. I had many of these coins go through my hands,,,some were worn completely smooth and were unreadable but reconizable as pennies. Solid copper. The scrap metal industry would go to a bank, buy as many they could,go home and melt them down.That all changed in 1972 when britain went decimal(100 new dinky size pennies to a pound). The cost of everything almost doubled overnight. Oh..my brother just phoned and said gas costs about $13 a gallon there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-78924927490868853142012-03-31T22:42:55.816-05:002012-03-31T22:42:55.816-05:00Uhh, J.D. What about Gas Prices? You never see t...Uhh, J.D. What about Gas Prices? You never see the cost of gas being $4, rather you'll see it as 3.99.9, utilizing the MIL, a coin which was authorized back when the US first went to decimal money, but which has never been actually made.<br /><br />DaBrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-77959472253258824872012-03-31T09:08:09.271-05:002012-03-31T09:08:09.271-05:00Will we stop seeing ads for products for "Onl...Will we stop seeing ads for products for "Only $19.99" ? What about sales tax when it doesn't evenly hit a 5 cent mark...does that get rounded down?JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-55414079455446118872012-03-31T00:04:19.011-05:002012-03-31T00:04:19.011-05:00What?? You still have pennies in the US also? Ou...What?? You still have pennies in the US also? Out here in Australia they ditched the copper 1 and 2 cent coins (the ones not even kids would pick up off the ground) so many years ago, I can't remember. Now the 5 cent coin has so little value that no one picks them up either if they fall out of your hand or pocket.<br /><br />Welcome home, 'Stan, looks like you're keeping us all too busy again with all of these links and stories you've been saving!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52283982250725822622012-03-30T23:59:42.798-05:002012-03-30T23:59:42.798-05:00we had half dimes too, until 1866, I believe.we had half dimes too, until 1866, I believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-11515129959340347332012-03-30T23:57:30.655-05:002012-03-30T23:57:30.655-05:00US Military bases overseas have done away with pen...US Military bases overseas have done away with pennies with two exceptions: banks and post offices. Not only does it cost more to produce them, but it costs more to ship them overseas than they are worth. I lived in Japan from 1987-1990, when i was 10-14 years old, and was in to coin collecting at the time. I remember going to the bank in the states before we moved to get rolls of pennies with cash, and sitting at the table going through them looking for ones i didn't have. <br />Got to Japan, went to the bank, and since there weren't really pennies in circulation on base aside from the bank and the post office, all of the pennies in the rolls were brand new. Not fun/easy to collect as a result.veganboyjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609779337989003850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-22798639177759022902012-03-30T18:53:23.893-05:002012-03-30T18:53:23.893-05:00Expect a new flood of their pennies here in the US...Expect a new flood of their pennies here in the US, then?<br />It is a stupid coin that costs more to produce than it is worth. I wish the US would do the same with ours. <br />With the dollar it is even money -> at least until paper goes up again ha ha ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com