Canadians - Life without the cent

3stars

So I'm curious to hear from our Canadian members how life is going so far without the cent. Have they been taken out of circulation or are they still there? How have prices been affected? I haven't seen many articles on this, and am curious since you at least had the guts to eliminate a uselss denomination and the arguments made in the US are sometimes hysterical as to why we should keep it.

ProofArtworkonCircs

It was decided to keep the cent through the Christmas rush.

joeykoins

So, 2012 is the last year for the Canadian cent? Imagine the hoarding going on?

YQQ

tons of cents, no hoarding.... they just have stopped making them...
there are emteen billion around. they will not go away over night.

sumnom

Given the Mayan prophecy, I'm surprised the RCM isn't ending Canadian coinage altogether after this year.

mrpotatoheadd

<< <i>Given the Mayan prophecy, I'm surprised the RCM isn't ending Canadian coinage altogether after this year. >>

Given the RCM's proclivity for new designs, I'm surprised they're not issuing a "Mayan Prophesy" commemorative.

YQQ

they might be thinking about it...lolololo

TwoKopeiki

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<< <i>Given the Mayan prophecy, I'm surprised the RCM isn't ending Canadian coinage altogether after this year. >>

Given the RCM's proclivity for new designs, I'm surprised they're not issuing a "Mayan Prophesy" commemorative. >>



well done!

WillieBoyd2

I don't think that any Mayans or Aztecs lived in Canada.

PBRat

Our cents are gone? Either I've been too busy to notice, or it hasn't happened yet.

joeykoins

<< <i>Our cents are gone? Either I've been too busy to notice, or it hasn't happened yet. >>

In Canada,yes,I believe it did already happen.I think it's sad.How 'bout you?

DBSTrader2

If Canada runs into a shortage of cents anytime in the forseeable future, they can always freely use ones from the U.S. .............. ours are not going anywhere anytime soon, unfortunately................

PBRat

In Canada,yes,I believe it did already happen.I think it's sad.How 'bout you?

Got $3.02 in change from a cash transaction today ... I still don't think it's happened yet.

joeykoins

Oh?

ColinCMR

ColinCMR

they will still circulate
maybe the RCM will collect and melt them as they are returned

joeykoins

Wait a minute.I think we have a communication breakdown? Did the Canadian government mint,stop minting the cent as we speak or are we talking did the Canadian public stop excepting the Canadian cent all together?Two different topics.

3stars

Link

joeykoins

Thank you,for clearing the smoke for me. Obviously,our Canadian friends don't collect the cent as we Americans do! We cent lovers still have enough say to keep the all-American icon penny. (so far?)

mrpotatoheadd

<< <i>Obviously,our Canadian friends don't collect the cent as we Americans do! We cent lovers still have enough say to keep the all-American icon penny. (so far?) >>

Put another way, Americans are insisting on spending money they don't have to make a coin that costs more than it's worth and that people routinely throw away. Yay team!

joeykoins

YEAH!!!

Pokermandude

<< <i>Put another way, Americans are insisting on spending money they don't have to make a coin that costs more than it's worth and that people routinely throw away. Yay team! >>



Summed up nicely, IMO.

cladking

<< <i>Put another way, Americans are insisting on spending money they don't have to make a coin that costs more than it's worth and that people routinely throw away. Yay team! >>



Mebbe the Mayans saw all this coming.



It seems the Mayans might have had access to the same ancient knowledge
the Egyptians (et al) had. It's not the world ending but merely the age of Pisces.
The age of Aquarius dawns.

I keep tellin' ya that time flies.