http://www.coinworld.com/articles/demise-of-1-5-premature/
Follow up on SkewNews piece.
Regardless, it will happen sooner or later and I'm stacking all the nickels I can before sorting becomes necessary.
'Demise' of 1c, 5c premature
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'Demise' of 1c, 5c premature
by argentum » Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:47 am
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Re: 'Demise' of 1c, 5c premature
by gresham » Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:28 pm
What I don't understand is how they can quit making dollar coins on their own, but they have to mint pennies and nickles untill they are instructed to stop.
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Re: 'Demise' of 1c, 5c premature
by John_doe » Sun Dec 09, 2012 4:18 pm
the key being that they will not stop minting them, just change the composition to steel.
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Re: 'Demise' of 1c, 5c premature
by John_doe » Sun Dec 09, 2012 4:18 pm
the key being that they will not stop minting them, just change the composition to steel. it only took canada a few years before they started strategically removing the valueable coins from circulation. they have to have enough steel ready to go so they do not create a shortage.
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