US Pennies have not been made out of copper since 1982 when the value of the copper exceeed 1 cent. Since then, they are made from zinc coated with copper. But this year, the value of the zinc exceeded one cent and now Congress is looking into alternatives. People are melting down large quantities of pennies and selling the zinc at a profit. Alternatives - eliminating the penny, plastic.
To say nothing of the fact that quarters, dimes and half dollars were made of 90% silver up to 1964. One could go on and on. It's called inflating the currency, devaluation of currency, etc....but no one will say that but Ron Paul. Chris andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: One wonders at point thieves will break into cash registers in order to steal the copper PENNIES and leave behind the worthless paper money (US$$). On Dec 19, 2007 1:39 PM, Christopher McCann wrote: > We had 3 a/c units hit at work a few months back. Just yesterday, a bishop > in Argentina that works with us (we publish Catholic books) let us know that > there is no point in calling as "they" have stolen the phone lines AGAIN - > obviously for the copper. That was in Argentina. So, it seems to be a > world-wide phenomenon. > > Chris > > > Bill wrote: Had breakfast with my pastor last > week; thought he looked a bit like someone > who had a bad day or so. Turns out thieves destroyed 6 AC units from > the > church the morning before - including three we just had replaced for about > $15k. $33k damage this time [$5k deductable]. From talking to the police > it seems that is going on a lot around here. One church under > construction > in our area had 12 units demolished, replaced them, and lost the 12 again > 2 > days later. We have been trying to come up with good ways to make theft > harder, but that is lots of $$ also. I'm thinking a large rattlesnake in > each unit might do the trick. A couple of guys with a smoke wrench or a > decent cutter can get into about anything. Too bad I don't have any use > for 6 compressors . Is that sort of thing going on in the rest of the > country also? My guess is that the thieves made @$600 on the scrap copper > for all the damage they caused. Bummer. > > BillR > > Jacksonville FL > > 1981 300SD 297k miles, and happy it is not made of copper. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > -1985 300SD, 369K km, "Wulf" > -1992 350 Ram Wagon, 1 Ton, 58K mi, "Der Abschleppwagen" > -1975 240D manual, W115, "Projekt-Wagen 1" > -1980 300SD, W116, "Projekt-Wagen 2" > -1985 300Dt, W123, "Projekt-Wagen 3" > -1984 300Dt, W123, "Projekt-Wagen 4" > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -1985 300SD, 369K km, "Wulf" -1992 350 Ram Wagon, 1 Ton, 58K mi, "Der Abschleppwagen" -1975 240D manual, W115, "Projekt-Wagen 1" -1980 300SD, W116, "Projekt-Wagen 2" -1985 300Dt, W123, "Projekt-Wagen 3" -1984 300Dt, W123, "Projekt-Wagen 4" --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
