Australian 5-cent now costs 6-cents to make
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 10:53 am
The latest from Coinflation. Remember, "cost to produce" is necessarily higher than the actual value of raw materials. Australian 5-cent is cupro-nickel same as its US counterpart, but its a smaller lighter coin.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2649015/Aussie-Mint-spends-110m-replacing-coins-lost-couch.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2649015/Aussie-Mint-spends-110m-replacing-coins-lost-couch.html