No more picking up pennies infront of steamrollers, no more picking up pennies for good luck, no more tossing pennies into a fountain to make a wish
Inflation claims yet another victim
Discussion
We’ve been penny-less in Canada since 2012 😅
We lost pennies in 2002 in South Africa, lol dread it run from it, you'll become pennyless all the same.
it was replaced by
Nikels and dimes better we worried, they're next on the chopping block
Don’t forget about those days of placing pennies on a train track to get a flat penny
Lol that's a goodie, we've lost the ability to be pennywise or pennyfoolish
If the supply manager at your factory ordered more raw materials for a product after being specifically told we aren't making that product anymore, how long would they remain the supply manager?
"In February, President Donald Trump called for the Treasury Department to halt penny production."
"...placing its last order for penny blanks in May."
"Those blanks, which are manufactured into pennies, will run out in early 2026..."
They've been worthless pieces of zinc since 1982 1/2...all pennies prior are 90% copper, whereas the new pennies are 90% zinc with a copper coating. Just another interation of the government devaluing out money. 1933 gold revalued, 1965 silver taken out of dimes, quarters, halfs and dollars, 1971 full fiat...
Damn! Gradually then suddenly I suppose.
Even after all that hollowing out they eventually had to give up altogether eventually.
Luckily we have a solution, sats are the standard