The devil in me wishes that the half cent coin would return

Hey,

I know there are some people here who say that the one cent coin should be eliminated from circulation, but, does anyone here, besides me, wwish for the half cent to possibly come back? I know it never will, because even minting cents and nickels is to expensive, but still...

The only reason I want the half cent back is, half cent slot machines at the casions.

And hey, how about a one mil coin and possibly a two mil coin so that we can pay exact change at the gas stations (also pondering a one mil slot as well, hey why not?) :goofer:

I read that back in the past, some states actually minted and issued their own private one mil and five mil tokens, because back then, one mil was big pickins. But then I also read that the government was getting ticked about it, due to the fact that it was like those states were issuing their own currency.

 

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I appreciate the sentiment, but 1/2 cent coins in casinos would be worthless.

Even the cent machines now you really end up playing 50 or 100 credits a pop. They're tantamount to dollar machines. Same thing would happen if you introduced half cents.

 

The already have some 1/2 cent slot machines - I forget where I saw them when I was in vegas last. I'll skip em. And if they made a coin it would be so small it would be impossible to use - so lets just leave well enough alone.

 

Let me get this straight, Micky D's puts icons on their registers because today's employees cannot keep up with the math, a $2 bill absolutely flips most register employees - and you want to introduce the 1/2¢ coin. Just be sure to bring you camera when you try to spend one.

 

haha this made my day lol

 

Not introduce, that'd be reintroduce. I love half cents, but considering hat they've done to every other denomination they'd be uncollectably ugly. Seriously, compare a draped bust half cent to every coin design that was new in the last 50 years. Bleh.

 

Oh compare the matron head cent to anything put out in the last few years and its still a higher art from than those old tired presidents

 

You know, now that The Mint is a "profit center", that's one thing they haven't tapped yet - reissue all the old stuff, probably with current dates.

 

Well, if nothing else they could mint some half cents to sell to the collecting public for $9 apiece and make a nifty profit. I can't believe they haven't thought of this sooner. Write your congressmen!
Guy~

 

The half cent was unpopular the first time around.

That's why there are so many lapses in mintage; why mint more when the mint's stock is full of little sisters no one wants ? Years went by with no 1/2c mintage.

That's also why there are so many mint state Classic Head and Braided Hair 1/2cs around today; they minted 'em but they sat around unused.

 

Now that's not a bad idea...strike them just for collectors.

I wonder if I'd buy them.