The American penny is now a novelty collectible
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Soon to be the $100.
The proceeds apparently go to funding the Mint, but it still feels weird having them produce money as if for circulation at taxpayer expense, then auction them to a private buyer.
I'm probably reading too much into it, but I'm just so fed up with our government chimera in general.
That said, they should do this more; please, next time you feel like printing a couple billion dollars to further inflation, sell that to collectors instead, for many times the value. And give taxpayers the dividend directly. Pay us to not inflate the money, instead of taxing us to inflate our money. Thanks.
Me:How about we stop minting the penny, and stop giving away billions to foreign countries?
How about we deflate the economy so a dollar can buy things again...
The penny hasn't been a useful piece of coinage in my lifetime and I'm an old man.
That just goes to show how much inflation we've has since leaving the 1916.
based FDR and Nixon erasing Lincoln from public discourse.
200 minted 2025 pennies with the omega sign currently in circulation. I hope I get one!
My local gas station has too many employees that can't count change. My son drinks less soda, but still there are people that graduated from hs that can't count money!