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<p>[QUOTE="10gary22, post: 1102337, member: 23626"]Several years ago before the ban on melting cents came about, they were being melted by the ton. It created such a shortage that all the banks had a bowl of wrapped mints. Customers were required to take mints in lieu of cents when necessary. Some banks were paying as much as 2c for cents brought in by customers. Even then a penny wasn't worth much.</p><p> </p><p>gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="10gary22, post: 1102337, member: 23626"]Several years ago before the ban on melting cents came about, they were being melted by the ton. It created such a shortage that all the banks had a bowl of wrapped mints. Customers were required to take mints in lieu of cents when necessary. Some banks were paying as much as 2c for cents brought in by customers. Even then a penny wasn't worth much. gary[/QUOTE]
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