MA_PE engine near Joined Jun 15, 2006 Messages 7,528 Reaction score 1,190 Location MA Aug 29, 2012 #1 I read this and that tune was going through my mind. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/penny-rounded-penny-lost-ask-161403860.html
I read this and that tune was going through my mind. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/penny-rounded-penny-lost-ask-161403860.html
Dexman PE PMP Internationally PMP'n his PE-ness Joined Apr 12, 2011 Messages 13,108 Reaction score 2,500 Location En-Zed Aug 29, 2012 #2 Rounding to the nearest nickel for ALL transactions would eliminate the penny altogether, especially since the gubment loses money by making pennies....
Rounding to the nearest nickel for ALL transactions would eliminate the penny altogether, especially since the gubment loses money by making pennies....
mudpuppy Well-known member Joined May 16, 2007 Messages 3,857 Reaction score 951 Location Michigan Aug 29, 2012 #3 That debate has been raging for at least a decade in numismatic circles. All kinds of arguments on either side. The biggest political block seems to be politicians from Illinois, since they don't want to see Abe removed from coinage.
That debate has been raging for at least a decade in numismatic circles. All kinds of arguments on either side. The biggest political block seems to be politicians from Illinois, since they don't want to see Abe removed from coinage.
Capt Worley PE Run silent, run deep Joined May 4, 2007 Messages 13,369 Reaction score 649 Location SC Aug 29, 2012 #4 But JW Booth has already removed Abe from circulation.
pbrme TreeRat+PBR=PE Joined Jun 3, 2010 Messages 21,983 Reaction score 1,096 Location The PNW Aug 29, 2012 #5 "I can't talk to my mother so I talk to my diharey"
knight1fox3 Jedi MASTER & Friend of Capt. Solo Joined Dec 30, 2009 Messages 16,366 Reaction score 4,067 Location Brew City! Aug 29, 2012 #6 "I got my pistol point cocked...."