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   AussieDownUnder said, about 1 year ago

   In OZ the 1 cent and 2 cent pieces only lasted from 1966 to 1990 for the former and 1966 to 1989 for the latter.
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   Jogger2 said, about 1 year ago

   How about 100,000 miles? There is a list of people with running streaks going back decades without missing a day. http://runeveryday.com/lists/USRSA-Active-List.html
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   gmartin997 said, about 1 year ago

   They’ve been talking about eliminating the U.S penny for decades, but they’re still minting them.
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   BTW, they’re still arguing over whether Pluto should be called a planet.
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   Tom said, about 1 year ago

   I’m going to miss Canada’s 1-cent coin. I like the stem with the 2 maple leaves on it.
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   roscoedog55 said, about 1 year ago

   @gmartin997

   I reckon they are calling a “dwarf” planet.
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   AshburnStadium said, about 1 year ago

   Canada has already stopped producing pennies. The halt occurred on May 4, 2012.
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   AshburnStadium said, about 1 year ago

   In 2011, the cent cost the U.S. Mint 2.4¢ each to produce, while each 5¢ “nickel” cost 11.2¢ to produce.
   Once upon a time, a coin would cost less to produce than its face value, and the profit reaped by a nation’s mint which was made by the difference was called seigniorage.
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   algurka said, about 1 year ago

   @AshburnStadium

   Thank you, senor (or senorita) for that lesson. Who would’ve thunk I could learn something new reading the comics this morning?
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   walruscarver2000 said, about 1 year ago

   Every time they talk about it here, a great hue and cry goes up from some familar quarters, ditto the paper dollar. I’m still trying to figure out how these things are somehow “socialism”.
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    flagfly said, about 1 year ago

    I wonder if that guy has ever stepped on a piece of glass.
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    Stephen Gilberg said, about 1 year ago

    Not to be confused with the protagonist of “Charlie Wilson’s War.”
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    Chikuku said, about 1 year ago

    Let’s see how long it takes for the Canadian pennies to disappear from my till!
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    exturk said, about 1 year ago

    Regardless of how it is classified, Pluto is what Pluto is.
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    Puddleglum2 said, about 1 year ago

    A journey of 10,000 miles begins with the first ten steps!
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    LV1951 said, about 1 year ago

    @flagfly

    His feet must be really tough. Probably never notices if he does step on glass!
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