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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;OdedPaz, post: 2070749, member: 21096&quot;]How can they be &quot;legal tender&quot;?&nbsp; Do they look like a coin?&nbsp; Will anyone accept them as a coin? I don&#039;t think so!</p><p><br /></p><p>When they are elongated, the Cent actually becomes more valuable than the 1 Cent it was worth before elongating, so there would be no sense in trying to pay with an elongated coins for the value of 1 Cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, the U.S. Mint in Philly will accept any mutilated coin, for its face value, and send you a check for them. I believe they will pay according to the weight, but I&#039;m not sure. BUT, it is your responsibility to get them to the Mint, which could become costly.</p><p><br /></p><p>The better question would be - we know it is illegal to melt Cents. Would it be legal to melt elongated Cents?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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