# Penny and Nickel worth less than the metal they are made from

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**Created:** [December 28, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/penny-and-nickel-worth-less-than-the-metal-they-are-made-from/22245 "2006-12-28T13:47:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/penny-and-nickel-worth-less-than-the-metal-they-are-made-from/22245/15 "2006-12-29T06:06:21Z")

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> [@JayS](#):
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> Well, as long as we’re breaking the law, just run an extension cord over to your neighbors house and do it in the middle of the night. Probably work for a month or so until they got their first electric bill for $20000.

Perfect idea.

I always had the idea of going to Canada and converting my money (back when the rate was $1 US to $1.57 CND) to all quarters and then coming back to the US (since the US accepts Canadian quarters as the same as US) and switching em out for $$$.

That way for every US dollar of quarters I’d get a return of 50 cents. It was flawless (theoretically if I did it in low enough amounts mixed with US to not get converted over), but now the rates what $1 US - $1.10 CND?

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