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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 2408790, member: 68&quot;]With the staggeringly high attrition rate on zincs and people pulling coppers from circulation that day could come quite soon. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But I do believe the country or someone will come to their senses before this actually happens and stop cent production.&nbsp; There have been some statements made by the mint recently to the effect they don&#039;t believe they are required to mint cents just as they aren&#039;t required to mint dollars dfor circulation now.&nbsp; As I understand it they are correct.&nbsp; Congress only mandates what they can mint rather than what they must. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Cessation of cent production would have a major impact on the general public who still uses cash.&nbsp; It would not go unnoticed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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