I hope it’s ok to post this on the “comments” board…
I have a tangential question to the “Do we still need pennies?” question I read today online. That is–
Are then any people–perhaps southern folks in particular–who refuse to use pennies because they have Abe Lincoln on them? In other words, they are still upset about “The War of Northern Aggresion” and protest it by not using a coin with Abe’s face on it.
just curious
If so, wouldn’t they also have a problem with the $5 bill?
Assuming your question to be serious, the answer is no.
The closest I’ve heard to that was from a recent article in the New Yorker about the Sons of Confederate Veterans. They were teed off after being kicked out of a mall, so they plotted their revenge:
Seems like that’s gotta be illegal.
A link to the column is appreciated. Does it make sense to keep minting pennies?
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IIRC, it’s not illegal.
Petty, perhaps. But not illegal.