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Originally Posted by Gatorade Frost
I dunno, I was reading that 1.50 worth of pennies is ~1 lb, and 1 lb of copper is worth ~2.50
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The penny is not copper. It is copper-plated zinc (after 1982), and before that it was an alloy of zinc and copper (other alloys, including bronze, precede that). The penny hasn't been pure copper since 1837.
Get rid of the penny and the one dollar bill. Introduce more dollar coins--$1 and $2 coins. Replace the $1 with a $2 bill if necessary, but otherwise I'd like to see more coins and less paper.