Making change costs pretty penny (production costs)

Making change costs pretty penny
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...NGM8IDDKB1.DTL

Production of common cents no longer penny-wise
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_3737945

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You know what's interesting to me, is that I've observed for years
that the coin collecting community has been advocating the end of the
US Cent. I am in this camp myself, but I can't explain why I am ... as
a coin collector. It just makes economic sense to drop the Cent.
But, why is it a popular concept among coin collectors?

Vector wrote:
You know what's interesting to me, is that I've observed for years
that the coin collecting community has been advocating the end of the
US Cent. I am in this camp myself, but I can't explain why I am ... as
a coin collector. It just makes economic sense to drop the Cent.
But, why is it a popular concept among coin collectors?

Makes sense to me.

Heck, most bars don't even worry about coins below 25¢ anymore.

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"Michael G. Koerner" wrote in message
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Vector wrote:
You know what's interesting to me, is that I've observed for years
that the coin collecting community has been advocating the end of the
US Cent. I am in this camp myself, but I can't explain why I am ... as
a coin collector. It just makes economic sense to drop the Cent.
But, why is it a popular concept among coin collectors?

Makes sense to me.

Heck, most bars don't even worry about coins below 25¢ anymore.


I'd bet most bar patrons leaving a tip on the bar would first scoop up any coins
less than a quarter and then maybe add a few bills for the total tip. Including
the pennies, nickels, or dimes would be petty or embarassing in some people's
minds. Sign of the times.

Bruce

"e" wrote in message
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In article dfV2g.5493$8q.1434@dukeread08, "Bruce Remick"
wrote:


"Michael G. Koerner" wrote in message
...
Vector wrote:
You know what's interesting to me, is that I've observed for years
that the coin collecting community has been advocating the end of the
US Cent. I am in this camp myself, but I can't explain why I am ... as
a coin collector. It just makes economic sense to drop the Cent.
But, why is it a popular concept among coin collectors?

Makes sense to me.

Heck, most bars don't even worry about coins below 25¢ anymore.


I'd bet most bar patrons leaving a tip on the bar would first scoop up any
coins
less than a quarter and then maybe add a few bills for the total tip.
Including
the pennies, nickels, or dimes would be petty or embarassing in some people's
minds. Sign of the times.

Bruce


in this tin **** town, if you leave change on the table, the
waitress yells you forgot your change. leave a bill and they
run outside to tell you. cheap town....


Hmmmm. Sounds like a nice place to retire.

Bruce

On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:34:31 -0400, Bruce Remick wrote:

"e" wrote in message
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in this tin **** town, if you leave change on the table, the
waitress yells you forgot your change. leave a bill and they
run outside to tell you. cheap town....

Hmmmm. Sounds like a nice place to retire.

Note to self: Bruce has never been through Barstow, California.
It's very...um...what's the word, e?

I grew up near Hicksville (NY) and I've traveled through Barstow, CA. They are not alike,
except for having trains run through them.

I dropped a bunch of Twos in Barstow last Summer. They are probably accumulated at the B
of A and Union Bank on Main St.

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"e" wrote in message
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In article , Dave Hinz wrote:


On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:34:31 -0400, Bruce Remick wrote:

"e" wrote in message
. ..

in this tin **** town, if you leave change on the table, the
waitress yells you forgot your change. leave a bill and they
run outside to tell you. cheap town....

Hmmmm. Sounds like a nice place to retire.

Note to self: Bruce has never been through Barstow, California.
It's very...um...what's the word, e?

decentarlized. there is the hiway end where rip off gas
stations and REALLY bad fast food returants are. we let the
idiotd passing through support the quick buck clowns there.
the rest of the town is spread over 2 large hills on either
side of I15.
it's a very quiet town. there is little night life. churches
are important as are sports and cruisng main street. the
cost of living is reasonable, but the valley dwellers are
climbing the pass for cheap houses.
there are a lot of twekers, but no really bad parts of town
to be afraid to travel in. shopping is poor, a really small,
ugly walmart is it for clothes. so i wait for my monthly
vegas trip.
if you just see what's off the hiway, it looks like
hicksville.

"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:34:31 -0400, Bruce Remick wrote:

"e" wrote in message
. ..

in this tin **** town, if you leave change on the table, the
waitress yells you forgot your change. leave a bill and they
run outside to tell you. cheap town....

Hmmmm. Sounds like a nice place to retire.

Note to self: Bruce has never been through Barstow, California.
It's very...um...what's the word, e?


Is that where "e" lives? No, I haven't ever been there. But I have spent four
months in Chad. No waitresses and no tipping there.

Bruce

"e" wrote in message
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In article , Dave Hinz
wrote:


On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:34:31 -0400, Bruce Remick wrote:

"e" wrote in message
. ..

in this tin **** town, if you leave change on the table, the
waitress yells you forgot your change. leave a bill and they
run outside to tell you. cheap town....

Hmmmm. Sounds like a nice place to retire.

Note to self: Bruce has never been through Barstow, California.
It's very...um...what's the word, e?

decentarlized. there is the hiway end where rip off gas
stations and REALLY bad fast food returants are. we let the
idiotd passing through support the quick buck clowns there.
the rest of the town is spread over 2 large hills on either
side of I15.
it's a very quiet town. there is little night life. churches
are important as are sports and cruisng main street. the
cost of living is reasonable, but the valley dwellers are
climbing the pass for cheap houses.
there are a lot of twekers, but no really bad parts of town
to be afraid to travel in. shopping is poor, a really small,
ugly walmart is it for clothes. so i wait for my monthly
vegas trip.
if you just see what's off the hiway, it looks like
hicksville.

Like I said. Sounds like a nice place to retire. I hate fast food
restaurants. Too old for night life. Not a shopper. Most of my clothes are
over 20 years old. Not really religious, but enjoy sports and might also dig
cruisin' again like we did in the '50's. (Man! Feature my loud 2002 Camaro SS
converrtible. Kid stuff! Kid stuff!) Already retired 8 years, so low cost of
living fits my needs. Selling my paid-for, inflation-fueled, Virginia home
might bring enough cash to buy a small Barstow mansion, eh? My only
concern.......... How far are you from Wes' coin shop in St. George, UT?

Bruce

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:18:24 GMT, in (e) wrote:

In article R%e3g.5571$8q.3722@dukeread08, "Bruce Remick" wrote:


"e" wrote in message
m...
In article , Dave Hinz
wrote:


On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:34:31 -0400, Bruce Remick wrote:

"e" wrote in message
. ..

in this tin **** town, if you leave change on the table, the
waitress yells you forgot your change. leave a bill and they
run outside to tell you. cheap town....

Hmmmm. Sounds like a nice place to retire.

Note to self: Bruce has never been through Barstow, California.
It's very...um...what's the word, e?

decentarlized. there is the hiway end where rip off gas
stations and REALLY bad fast food returants are. we let the
idiotd passing through support the quick buck clowns there.
the rest of the town is spread over 2 large hills on either
side of I15.
it's a very quiet town. there is little night life. churches
are important as are sports and cruisng main street. the
cost of living is reasonable, but the valley dwellers are
climbing the pass for cheap houses.
there are a lot of twekers, but no really bad parts of town
to be afraid to travel in. shopping is poor, a really small,
ugly walmart is it for clothes. so i wait for my monthly
vegas trip.
if you just see what's off the hiway, it looks like
hicksville.

Like I said. Sounds like a nice place to retire. I hate fast food
restaurants. Too old for night life. Not a shopper. Most of my clothes are
over 20 years old. Not really religious, but enjoy sports and might also dig
cruisin' again like we did in the '50's. (Man! Feature my loud 2002 Camaro SS

converrtible. Kid stuff! Kid stuff!) Already retired 8 years, so low cost
of
living fits my needs. Selling my paid-for, inflation-fueled, Virginia home
might bring enough cash to buy a small Barstow mansion, eh? My only
concern.......... How far are you from Wes' coin shop in St. George, UT?

Bruce





i can make it in 3 hours. normal people just under 4.
leave early, breakfest at a casino buffet and hit wes' as he
opens. st george is set in a beautiful area and is not
overun with the ugly stripmallia of too much of america.
i haven't been to wes' store yet, just mail stuff which was
good.
....and kiss the ground g