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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 3607191, member: 77814&quot;]FYI, (adding for those internet searches)</p><p><br /></p><p>The aforementioned New York Times article quotes a Robert J. Wardell, <u><b>president of the Copper Fabricators Council (NOT the US MINT)</b></u>. Mr. Wardell Supported the Brass Industry and was fighting the switch from brass/copper to zinc as that would reduce the demand from the brass/copper industries.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Copper Fabricators Council did their own &quot;salt spray&quot; tests on similar scratched NON MINT rounds.</p><p>And never recommended licking as a method of testing.&nbsp; In short, their conclusions were that the switch to zinc would not save money and the US MINT should continue to use brass rounds.</p><p><br /></p><p>Non US Mint copper plated zinc rounds were easy to obtain.&nbsp; The US MINT received testing rounds from a variety of suppliers including the Royal Canadian Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>The US MINT ran extensive testing in house of non-sensical rounds including surface sanding, and exposing to steam, etc etc.&nbsp; But *NEVER* had a &quot;lick&quot; test and never on any currency similar rounds.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, if you need zinc, go buy some vitamins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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