US Coins with C Mint Mark (For China)

At the shop on Saturday several of us got into a discussion about whether or not our (US) circulating coins could be made in China for a fraction of the current cost. I don’t know, are we ready for a C mint mark (for China) on our circulating coins?

 

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Lets see, I think that calls for ..... sealing you in a telephone booth with a small hole at the top and filling it just over your head (through said hole) with gypsie moth catapillars (the itchy squishy ones)

On the other hand you might have a point, pennys that cost less then a penny etc might save us a few bucks but in the end I don't thing the American public would go for it.

 

LOL! Yeah, I don't know, is there national pride when it comes to money? Or is it all about the money (cents, nickels, dimes, quarters, etc.)?

 

**** NO!!! Lol. If we want to outsource something like money, then why have different governments, militaries, ect. If as you propose would all just use the exact some money since where it was produced and by extension who it represents wouldn't matter, then why have boundaries, rules, morals, and all these things that make a country and by extent America, America. Why, if it's as you claim, is all relative?

 

Kinda drives home what we’ve allowed to happened to other American industries, including military hardware, for the sake of profit or reduced costs to pay for tax cuts.

 

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, things that are a "must be American made" ie military stuff or coinage is very much still made in America. If we do export military parts building I believe it goes to supportive countries like Canada. That's not to say we havent exported our economy to other counties, it's part of being free, allowing business to do as it wishes. But when it comes to vital things they're all still American or Allie made. Correct me if I'm wrong on this?

 

Let me clarify, that's not to say we haven't had chinese parts in our equipment, I just think they try to keep it American/Allie made instead of knowingly going to china to make the part. There's a difference.

 

Not completely true. Some things we use in the Military are made in China. A lot of contracts go to businesses that import parts, etc. They may be assembled in USA, but not everything is made in USA...hope that made sense

 

(US) circulating coins could be made in China

​Blasphemy!

 

Thats kind of what I'm saying. In your case they'd still be "made in America". almost everything has component parts from around the world. My dodge (American made) has Mexican made speakers. Again it's one thing to have china make the strap for your rifle, it's something different to have them make and assemble that rifle.

 

Your comments raise some interesting questions. Since we’ve exported our economy, what’s left to protect? So, why the heck would it matter where our coins are made? Heck, all the circulating coins could have a C mint mark, just to remind us all what we allowed to happen, and all the collector coins could carry traditional mint marks (p, d, s, w), kinda like privy marks, since they’d actually be Made in China.

 

forget the catipillars I was being too nice let's make it centipedes!! The icky red 3 inch long ones with the nasty bite/sting.

 

Yeah, I deserve it! Just trying to get a debate going. I for one believe we’ve allowed too few to profit at the expense of too many, by making our number one export, our economy. The ultimate slap in the face, would be to have a C mint mark on our coinage.

 

I wouldn't worry about China. The only way they're going to get rich is if we pay them all the money we owe them, and that's never going to happen. HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAAHH!

Suckers.

 

The pouches for the 2006 Burnished Silver Eagles were Made in China.

I expect (although I cannot prove it) that the fancy boxes for most of thre Silver Eagles Sets are manufactured in China as well.

 

So, we're already halfway there?

 

The C-mintmark was already taken from 1838-1861 by Charlotte, NC where gold coins were once minted.

If I remember correctly, I believe the largest national economy in the world without its own mint is New Zealand. Our New Zealand friends have contracted out the minting of their national coinage since the first coins were minted in 1933. NZ's beautiful coins have been minted at various times by the British Royal Mint, the Royal Australian Mint, the Royal Canadian Mint and the Royal Dutch Mint.

(A terrific country to collect, too!)

It would not be in America's sovereign interest to contract out the minting of our coins outside of the nation's borders.

 

Here's a "C".




Sortof.

 

The "C" mintmark is far too precious to be used in that context. Blasphemy!