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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 829017, member: 68&quot;]Don&#039;t blow a gasket.&nbsp; It&#039;s just a little hyperbole.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The last time I did the math the Canadian dollar was at 80c and gas was at $3.&nbsp; Under the most extreme conditionms 100 lbs of cents could reduce your mileage about 1 MPG.&nbsp; That&#039;s about $78 (US) so a drive over 3300 miles&nbsp; in a gas guzzler would actually eat up the value of the coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have nothing against canadian cents.&nbsp; But let&#039;s be realistic a cent just isn&#039;t money any longer.&nbsp; They take more effort to haul around and count than they are worth.&nbsp; You might get a hernia taking enough pennies on a trip to pay for the gas you need.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I love collecting cents and have had collections of Canadian cents in the past.&nbsp; At one time I had a very nice complete set of Canadian large cents in nice choice AU and Unc condition.&nbsp; I&#039;ve had several sets of Canadian small cents and I still collect US memorial cents.&nbsp; But this changes nothing; cents are obsolete and they&#039;re made only because&nbsp; of politicians.</p><p><br /></p><p>Owning Canadian cents in the US is a handicap.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s an old science fiction story (maybe Ellison) called Crazy Half Heller. The guy has a tiny denomination coin that is cursed and the only way to get rid of it is to sell it for less than it&#039;s worth.&nbsp; Well, Canadian cents aren&#039;t cursed but one is hard pressed to even sell them for much less than they&#039;re worth in this country.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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