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Message:: [QUOTE="ROBERT THOMASON, post: 2730139, member: 84116"]First I've heard of this, but since I normally tune out any references to Sen. McCain, that's not really unusual.It sounds like something worth supporting. So many worthless zinc cents produced and not used in commerce all that much.In fact, the last time I went to my local bank, I found 22 cents in the parking lot that had just been tossed out of someone's car (possibly in an ash tray that they dumped out there). I might be showing my age, but I always pick up a cent when I find one (I keep them in the car to place atop veterans' grave stones as a way of 'paying' them my respects (an old military custom).As for producing cents for collectors, well, they could always resume the old bronze composition cents in the mint sets and proof sets. In fact, I feel it would be proper to resume the pre-1965 composition in all proof coins. Make them all "Silver Proof Sets" and terminate the clad issues.I've never thought zinc a suitable metal for coins, as it is so volatile when exposed to the elements (I've seen plenty of pockmarked/corroded cents since 1983, and it is a sad commentary on our money).Well, that's my "two cents' worth" on the subject (you can round that up to "my five cents' worth" if you like).....[/QUOTE]