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Originally Posted by (v)  I hope people do not melt them thinking they are gold or for use in jewelery as they did for the older 20p coins. :-) |
That's so true and hilarious......But this fact only applies for the 20 paise FAO circulating commemorative coin (km#43). My Pop told me that a rumor went out that those coins contained traces of gold and suddenly people started to hoard those coins like mad. Probably the reason why brass/bronze coins were last minted in 1970/71. Some of these coins that I got in childhood got stolen. The mint gotta teach people that all that glitters is not gold.
