Penny Presses
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:09 pm
We took a little trip down the mighty Mississip this past week and I guess I was surprised by my soon to be 8 year old that is really getting into penny sorting. We stayed at a place that had a penny press, you know the thing you drop a penny and 2 quarters in and it flattens it out when you crank it through inputting a design on it for a souvenir. So I holler at the boys to come over and pick a design (4 to choose from) and one of them yells at me. He says he doesn't want to go to jail. I know I had a shocked look and asked why he said that. And he reminds me of how I said it was currently "breaking the law" to "ruin pennies" in his words.
So what do you all say to an almost 8 year old about that? I hadn't even thought about that until he said something. How do they get away with it but we can't sell them to be melted down? Is it that simple? You can destruct them but you can't sell them for scrap or melt them?
http://www.pressapenny.com/
This might be a market to look at
Check out what these things are bringing on fleabay! How about 17.5 x face with several lots sold? Finally, a way to get rid of all those zincer's !
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-1000-ELO ... 27c6392d60
We may need to pitch in and buy the Portland Mint a penny press and have some debate on the 4 designs to put on the wheel.
I say $100 per share x about 50 shares to get him going and he gets 50% of net with rest going to investors.
So how do these companies get by selling something that is obviously letting them profit from someone destroying legal tender?
So what do you all say to an almost 8 year old about that? I hadn't even thought about that until he said something. How do they get away with it but we can't sell them to be melted down? Is it that simple? You can destruct them but you can't sell them for scrap or melt them?
http://www.pressapenny.com/
This might be a market to look at
Check out what these things are bringing on fleabay! How about 17.5 x face with several lots sold? Finally, a way to get rid of all those zincer's !
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-1000-ELO ... 27c6392d60
We may need to pitch in and buy the Portland Mint a penny press and have some debate on the 4 designs to put on the wheel.
I say $100 per share x about 50 shares to get him going and he gets 50% of net with rest going to investors.
So how do these companies get by selling something that is obviously letting them profit from someone destroying legal tender?