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Citizens for Retiring the Penny (CRP)
URL: http://www.retirethepenny.org/

Description:
CRP is a "non-partisan organization dedicated to educating the public on the advantages of retiring the penny from general circulation." Site includes refutation of myths put forth by a "pro-penny lobby group supported by the zinc industry," past legislation "which would have phased out the penny by specifying that cash transactions be averaged to the nearest five cents," and links to related sites.

LII Topics: Coins, Money

Author:
Gore, Jeff

Publisher:
Citizens for Retiring the Penny

Extra Keywords
lincoln cent coin kolbe Legal Tender Modernization Act

LII Database Information:
Record 26997 created by Maria Brandt on 09/30/2008
Last modification on 10/28/2008
Published: 11/06/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26997

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