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[โ€“] KilgoreTrout@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TLDR: Nobody wants them, not even the banks. Offered for sale at $25,000 (which is the supposed melt value), but no takers so far.

[โ€“] nhgeek@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Every once in a while there is a movement to eliminate the penny from circulation. One can see why.