Imagine if these were silver or gold blanks... http://jalopnik.com/u-s-mint-truck-crash-covers-highway-in-pennies-1786387526
Thread already going on this topic: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lincoln-cents-shut-down-i-95.283654/#post-2515664
lol I should pay attention to the other sub-fora more. I'm usually in this main forum or the world coins forum.
Interesting how some news websites mention that they were actually blanks and some don't. Your link does not.