The right thing to do was maintain the value of the dollar, and therefore the 95% copper penny.
After that ball was dropped, eventually the penny was debased by 1982, ushering in the modern era where all copper wiring and plumbing is increasingly subject to destructive theft like never before.
After that ball was dropped, eventually the penny was debased by 1982, ushering in the modern era where all copper wiring and plumbing is increasingly subject to destructive theft like never before.