Comment: Bzzzzzt! Wrong.

Originally from "SKEW News"...
http://skewnews.com/penny-and-nickel-coins-to-be-phased-out-...

Kinda like The Onion but a bit more subtle? (lamer?)
Someone picked it up and it got copied and pasted everywhere!;-)
Typical "Journalism" we have today. That's the real news here.

Here's the "Author" fessing up...
http://www.sutori.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=1719&p=2843...

The Penny & Nickel ARE being considered for downgrading, but nothing yet.

Edit: Here's the REAL Story...

http://www.survivalblog.com/2012/12/debasement-is-still-inev...

"After a two-year study, testing 80 different alloys, the United States Mint's findings on alternative metals were announced on December 14, 2012. In essence they've said: "We need more time." Here is the key line from the report summary: "The Mint has made significant progress and, at this time, has concluded that additional R&D is necessary before it can recommend any changes to the current coin composition." Here is a link to the full report."

Pretty interesting...
http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/PDFs/United_States_Mint...