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[PeaceFrog]

This 4.5" x 6" sticker was originally distributed by moveon.org after the 2008 Obama victory.

I'm shipping it for free and the bidding starts at 1 penny!

I figured some of you here might be interested... the auction lasts 1 week

http://www.ebay.com/...49#ht_500wt_995

[Eco]

Add a buy it now price of $1000 and Joker will buy it ;-)

[capt_morgan]

obama is my babies daddy

[twilight dancer]

I somewhow got the same sticker.
my fridge circa 2010

[alsoa]

I never got mine

[tiedyesky]

I'm keeping this one.

[TakeAStepBack]

LOL

[elder]

[August West]

[TakeAStepBack]

[tiedyesky]

[PeaceFrog]

maybe some of you are more interested in "God, Guns, and Rock 'N' Roll"

http://www.ebay.com/...49#ht_500wt_995



it's going for a penny right now... but you have to pay $3 for shipping.

[TakeAStepBack]

So you're asking one piece of zinc plus three pieces of paper for one piece of paper with different bullshit smeared on it?

No thanks.

[PeaceFrog]

someone just now bid on it... was it anyone here?

[PeaceFrog]

So you're asking one piece of zinc plus three pieces of paper for one piece of paper with different bullshit smeared on it?

No thanks.

yeah. nice translation for all those on the Ron Paul Spaceship. Thanks.

[TakeAStepBack]

How much did they bid? I'm guessing 5 more pieces of zinc.

[TakeAStepBack]

From the US Mint:

Following is a brief chronology of the metal composition of the cent coin (penny):

• The composition was pure copper from 1793 to 1837.
  
• From 1837 to 1857, the cent was made of bronze (95 percent copper, and five percent tin and zinc).
  
• From 1857, the cent was 88 percent copper and 12 percent nickel, giving the coin a whitish appearance.
  
• The cent was again bronze (95 percent copper, and five percent tin and zinc) from 1864 to 1962.
  (Note: In 1943, the coin’s composition was changed to zinc-coated steel. This change was only for the year 1943 and was due to the critical use of copper for the war effort. However, a limited number of copper pennies were minted that year. You can read more about the rare, collectible 1943 copper penny in "What’s So Special about the 1943 Copper Penny.")
  
• In 1962, the cent’s tin content, which was quite small, was removed. That made the metal composition of the cent 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc.
  
• The alloy remained 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc until 1982, when the composition was changed to 97.5 percent zinc and 2.5 percent copper (copper-plated zinc). Cents of both compositions appeared in that year.

From a 12-14-06 ABC news story:

Effective today, the U.S. Mint has implemented an interim rule that makes it illegal to melt nickels and pennies, or to export them in mass quantities.

With the soaring price of copper, a melted-down penny or nickel is now worth more than it would be in its regular state at face value.

Officials at the Mint say in recent months they have received numerous inquiries into whether or not it is illegal to melt coins.

"We are taking this action because the Nation needs its coinage for commerce," said U.S. Mint Director Edmund Moy in a statement. "Replacing these coins would be an enormous cost to taxpayers." Sources: http://www.usmint.go...tion=fun_facts2http://abcnews.go.co...tory?id=2725597

[TakeAStepBack]

[wonka]

since it is e-bay, should the slogan be 'yes we bid'

[TakeAStepBack]

What's So Special About the 1943 Copper Penny?
According to the American Numismatic Association, the 1943 copper-alloy cent is one of the most idealized and potentially one of the most sought-after items in American numismatics. Nearly all circulating pennies at that time were struck in zinc-coated steel because copper and nickel were needed for the Allied war effort.

40 1943 copper-alloy cents are known to remain in existence. Coin experts speculate that they were struck by accident when copper-alloy 1-cent blanks remained in the press hopper when production began on the new steel pennies.
A 1943 copper cent was first offered for sale in 1958, bringing more than $40,000. A subsequent piece sold for $10,000 at an ANA convention in 1981. The highest amount paid for a 1943 copper cent was $82,500 in 1996.
Because of its collector value, the 1943 copper cent has been counterfeited by coating steel cents with copper or by altering the dates of 1945, 1948, and 1949 pennies.
The easiest way to determine if a 1943 cent is made of steel, and not copper, is to use a magnet. If it sticks to the magnet, it is not copper. If it does not stick, the coin might be of copper and should be authenticated by an expert.



http://www.usmint.go...ion=fun_facts2a

[TakeAStepBack]

1943 Following American involvement in the war manufacturers around the US became as efficient at producing war machines as they had been producing other goods with companies like ford and GM managing to change from cars to bombs and aircraft engines and at the same time due to the number of men overseas fighting the war using more women for manufacturing a total of 18 million women were employed. Due to shortages America sees it's first rationing. Italian and German forces surrender in North Africa as the war in Europe starts to turn the Allies way. The Glenn Miller Orchestra provided the most popular music of the time.

How Much things cost in 1943
Average Cost of new house $3,600.00
Average wages per year $2,000.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 15 cents
Average Cost for house rent $40.00 per month
Bottle Coca Cola 5 cents
Average Price for a new car $900.00


<a href="http://www.thepeople...y.com/1943.html

[TakeAStepBack]

On Ron Paul's spaceship, we call this squandering wealth on negative objectives.

But at a bonus to my rant, you'll check any potential penny you have for a 1943 because they are now worth more than gold to numismatic collectors.

[PeaceFrog]

thanks for the data

I got an American Eagle Silver Dollar that is 1 of or 99.9% pure silver. It's worth about $30... I'm thinking about auctioning it off

[TakeAStepBack]

Did you compute it accordingly?

[tiedyesky]

On my spaceship floating in the Tie Dye Side, we call it enlightening the shee people

[PeaceFrog]

The Sticker is up to $1.53... looks like I'm in the black(no puns intended)... covered my postage and initial investment... all profit from here men... behold the free market.

[PeaceFrog]

a single person wants the nuge for a penny plus shipping...

[PeaceFrog]

is this a heated political debate?

[tiedyesky]

is this a heated political debate?

Apparently?

[PeaceFrog]

current bid on the Obama sticker - $4.25

current bid on the Nuge's book - $0.06

why am I not at all surprised?

[TakeAStepBack]

[Again and Again]

Hey, I won the auction! Woohoo! I'll put it up in my classroom.

[PeaceFrog]

that's you? Thanks a lot man! Sending it in the mail tomorrow. You should have it in a few days.

[PeaceFrog]

don't forget your free I love Obamacare sticker: http://www.dccc.org/...-love-obamacare