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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 2850835, member: 77639&quot;]The penny will probably end when it contains more than a penny&#039;s worth of zinc.&nbsp; If you can get $110 for the zinc in $100 face value of pennies, they&#039;ll be turned into zinc ingots pretty quickly.&nbsp; Get your $110 dollars from the scrap dealer.&nbsp; Use $100 to get more pennies.&nbsp; Repeat.&nbsp; Similar thing happened with silver in the 60&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is no metal that is significantly cheaper than zinc that is suitable for coinage.&nbsp; Steel is cheaper but presents problems in terms of die wear, rusting and magnetism.&nbsp; We might see a return of steelies, but I doubt it.&nbsp; Lead is cheaper but too soft and is toxic.&nbsp; All other metals cost about the same or more.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plastic and natural fiber (wood, paper, cotton, etc.) are probably unacceptable.</p><p><br /></p><p>The penny could be shrunk in size, but it&#039;s already pretty small.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a matter of time until inflation of metal prices kills it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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