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To: Andy Thomas who wrote (553159)3/17/2004 11:15:36 PM
From: CYBERKEN  Respond to of 769670
 
What does the price of head air have to reach before Patsy turns himself in to the smelter?...



To: Andy Thomas who wrote (553159)3/18/2004 10:01:30 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Respond to of 769670
 
Interesting... (think we'll have backyard smelters like Chairman Mao pushed?) :)



To: Andy Thomas who wrote (553159)3/18/2004 11:31:40 AM
From: Johannes Pilch  Respond to of 769670
 
Hehe, yeah but i don't think many of us are prepared to eat the work required to prepare the pennies in the first place.

You know, I should really look into this more closely, but perhaps you or someone else knows. What metal(s) are being used by feds to debase pennies? And what are they using to steal value from other coinage?