Truck carrying Penny blanks crashed in Delaware

[physics-fan3.14]

So, apparently this morning, a tractor trailor truck carrying 40,000 pounds of blanks for pennies on route to the mint in Philadelphia crashed, spilling them all over the highway. Oops.

 

So, if some pennies come out later this year that have mint-made road rash, we know why!

 

http://www.wboc.com/story/33046502/truck-overturns-spills-blank-pennies-over-i-95-in-del

http://6abc.com/traffic/i-95-nb-closed-in-new-castle-del;-pennies-spill-on-roadway/1502898/http%3A%2F%2F6abc.com%2F1502898%2F

[RWB]

I can see the ads now: "Road Kill Pennies" 2 for $35 -- get 'em while they last!

[valk1999]

Right now they aren't pennies (cents)...they're only "slugs".

 

Looks like they will have to be reprocessed..I'm sure they are insured. Will be a long cleanup.

[RWB]

....That won't stop the marketeers with their rodent ears and long tails.

[johnny9434]

I can see the ads now: "Road Kill Pennies" 2 for $35 -- get 'em while they last!

maybe this is a case of not hot off the presses.

[RWB]

"Hot off the Highway?"

[messydesk]

There should be a special "Early Release" label available for those.

[WoodenJefferson]

'unstamped' that makes no cents

[coinman1794]

We need a First Crash designation for the first containers to hit the road. Or is it the first to be picked up? I'm not sure now ?

[WoodenJefferson]

Personalized label "Skid Mark Collection"

[RWB]

"There should be a special "Early Release" label available for those." Now that is really appropriate!

[numisport]

Will probably cost more to clean it up than its worth. And they will be there a while because nobody will pick em up !

[Conder101]

There should be a special "Early Release" label available for those.

Make that "Very Early Release".