Comments on: U.S. Mint Strikes Over 1.25 Billion Coins for Circulation in April

By: Munzen

Munzen — Fri, 31 May 2019 02:06:34 +0000

In reply to Lee. Another problem with aluminum coins is that they’re so light they’re difficult to handle and process. Admittedly 1974 was a long time ago but supposedly experiments with the trial run of Al cents back then showed they didn’t bag well and even blew away. Of course that doesn’t explain how other countries manage! Also getting rid of nickels will be problematic so long as we have quarters. Because 25 is an odd multiple of 5, making change to the nearest 10¢ would involve a lot of dimes. Canada looked into that issue back in 2015 and the RCM concluded they’d have to withdraw their 25¢ coins and issue 20¢ pieces instead.

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 27 May 2019 07:08:20 +0000

In reply to Seth Riesling. Then I guess the only thing keeping the cent and nickel alive is the profit from the other denominations. Thanks for the info

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Sun, 26 May 2019 21:06:00 +0000

Lee –

When I lived in Japan from1968-1971, they already had their lowest denomination coin made of aluminum. But, U.S. Mint studies show that even an aluminum 1-cent coin would cost more to produce than its face value. Sad situation for sure!

NumisdudeTX

By: c_q

c_q — Sun, 26 May 2019 20:57:09 +0000

can we stop the cent production already? More than half the production was for little bits of metal that people don’t use again, hence they have to make more. Just like with half dollar and (now) dollar coin, they can be made for collectors. Why not just stop making them for circulation, there’s trillions available out in the wild, and stores can just round off to nearest nickel if they don’t have any cents to give out.

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 26 May 2019 05:51:19 +0000

Why not go to an Aluminum cent to get costs under control.