I know, I know. Thoughts used to cost only a penny, but - inflation. Also, the Treasury is killing the production of the Penny.
I'm not sure how I feel about that. I guess I just don't like change. I don't mean "change" change, as in loose coins. I love those, especially when I have exact change. "You just want one gallon of gas? That'll be $3.18, sir." Here's 12 quarters, a dime, a nickle and 3 pennies." (all procured from the console of my 2014 Traverse.) A little shot of endorphins there. However, nothing worse than falling a penny short when paying for transactions in cash, with no "need a penny, take a penny" tray in sight. I hope I am making cents.
What about the pressed penny machines? First, Lincoln is shot and now this.
Fun facts about pennies.
* The penny, though worth only a cent, costs nearly 4 cents to make.
OK, that makes no economic sense, but instead of discontinuing them - how about just quartering them?
* The last year U.S. pennies were made of 100% copper was 1857. Before that, they were pure copper. Pennies minted after 1982, including those circulating today, are primarily zinc (97.5%) with a thin layer of copper plating (2.5%). This change was due to rising copper prices.
Had the song been about pennies, it might have gone something like this...
♫Penny coins are behind my ears and on my eyes ♫
♫Found beneath the couch cushions prize... ♫
* The atomic symbol for copper is Cu. See you later.
* By the way, did Penny Marshall play Laverne or Shirley? Or Squiggey?
In other news - Stop Making Sense is an awesome live album by the American rock band Talking Heads (not by The Treasury Heads).
And that's all that is known about pennies for the moment. Stay tuned for important updates on the matter.
