jones studio gallery & Mac’s Production present:
Featuring: Raul Zarate, Kruse, Ed Gabriel, Jeremy West, Paul Hogue, Michelle N. Ary, Marco Saiz
with Music Enterainment by: VooDuo
Boxus Pandoranius
Schrödinger's cat is a thought experiment, usually described as a paradox.
True Lies
A penny saved is a penny earned. - Benjamin Franklin
Seals Red, Blue or Green?
He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread. - Daniel Webster
Money vs. Currency
The trick is to stop thinking of it as 'your' money. - IRS auditor
The jones Party
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The First Copper Penny
The first coin authorized by the new United States Congress was a one-cent coin. Because there was not yet a government mint, more than one version of the coin was struck. The design (believed to be suggested by Franklin) shows the sun and a sundial on the obverse, with the words FUGIO and the date 1787. Centered on the reverse is the motto WE ARE ONE, surrounded by the words UNITED STATES and ringed by a chain with 13 links.
The Year of the Steel
The 1943 steel cent, also known as a steelie, was a variety of the U.S. one-cent coin which was struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper. Due to wartime needs of copper for use in ammunition and other military equipment during World War II, the US Mint researched various ways to limit dependence and meet conservation goals on copper usage.
The Birth of Big Zinky
When the price of copper rose in 1982, the mint was forced to make a midyear change from solid bronze (about 97% copper) to copper-plated zinc. You can find cents dated 1982 made out of both metals. The only way to reliably tell them apart is to weigh them on a sensitive scale. Copper cents weigh 3.11 gm, zinc ones are 2.5 gm. The last copper penny was minted in Denver on October 22, 1982.