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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Belisarius, post: 723600, member: 21227&quot;]Sorry for spamming this thread, but just answered part of my own question: </p><p><br /></p><p>The US Mint, which is a part of the US Department of the Treasury, in anticipation of the business of melting down US cents (pennies) and US five-cent coins (&quot;nickels&quot;) for profit, implemented new regulations[12] on December 14, 2006 which criminalize the melting of cents and nickels and place limits on export of the coins. Violators can be punished with a fine of up to $10,000 USD and/or imprisoned for a maximum of five years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(United_States_coin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(United_States_coin" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(United_States_coin</a>) (even wiki calls it a penny... stupid hive mind!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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