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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sholom, post: 799961, member: 17753&quot;]<b>U.S. Mint Gears Up To Issue Commemorative County Pennies</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes!!</p><p><br /></p><p>As was reported in 2005:</p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/31003" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/31003" rel="nofollow"><b><font size="3">U.S. Mint Gears Up To Issue Commemorative County Pennies</font></b></a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Funniest article I&#039;ve ever read about the subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>A must read.</p><p><br /></p><p>Funniest.&nbsp; Numismatic.&nbsp; Article.&nbsp; Ever.</p><p><br /></p><p>Samples:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Collecting all 3,143 county pennies will be a fun activity your family will enjoy for generations.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Starting in 2006, the U.S. Mint will release five new pennies per year for the next 629 years....&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Residents of Loving County, TX, population 67, are taking no chances. They have already tendered their penny&#039;s design, which features the Johnson family&#039;s round barn, the only structure of note in the vicinity. Residents said they plan to hold annual bake sales to maintain the building until the penny is released in 2371. &quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Richland Center, WI resident Tom McCrary said he is anticipating his penny&#039;s 2433 release. &quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Fore also addressed worries that the penny may be out of use before the last counties are represented.&nbsp; &quot;You have to keep your eye on the big picture—this is about Americans connecting with America through numismatics,&quot; Fore said. &quot;Don&#039;t count the penny out so fast. This may be just the thing to get people excited about the penny all over again.&quot; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>and it ends with:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The U.S. Mint has designed a folder for collecting and displaying the county pennies. The cardboard murals, measuring 8 feet by 35 feet, will be available at most Walgreens stores, or directly from the Mint by mail for $4.95 plus $179 for postage and handling.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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