Another argument for discontinuing the penny

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by marid3, Nov 6, 2012.

  1. marid3

    marid3 Member

    "A Pittsburgh-area tattoo parlor owner says she saved some money by using real money to tile her space — with 250,000 pennies. . . “Amazingly enough, it’s a lot cheaper to glue money to your floor than to actually buy tile. It’s about $3 a square foot.”

    http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/11/tattoo-shop-owner-tiles-floor-with-250000-pennies/

    While the above speaks volumes, the link below is still the most entertaining and engaging argument I've seen:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5UT04p5f7U

    I've heard interesting arguments that state that we should simply stop making:
    - the one cent (see above)
    - the dime (small, expensive, nickel can make change for a quarter, dime can't)
    - the paper dollar (same argument as the cent - too expensive)

    Your thoughts?
     
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