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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 627635, member: 19065&quot;]This is a great and constant debate, as well, one which has been lively here on CT in just the last week. I shared a New Yorker article from 2008 in another forum on the exact same issue for CamaroDMD when we were discussing the cents worth. A lot of the comments and questions here are reflected in this article. It&#039;s quite worth reading as much of the speculations and questions posed here are addressed and can bring you up to date on where the issue stands publically.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Penny Dreadful: They’re horrid and useless. Why do pennies persist?</b></p><p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/31/080331fa_fact_owen?currentPage=all" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/31/080331fa_fact_owen?currentPage=all" rel="nofollow">http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/31/080331fa_fact_owen?currentPage=all</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Another good debate on this issue was conducted amongst several economists and analysts by the Wall Street Journal a couple of years earlier, while a touch dated now, the issues are unresolved and remain relevant to this thread/issue, for those interested:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Managing Change: Is the Penny Worth Keeping? </b></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116360150549923901.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116360150549923901.html" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116360150549923901.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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