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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1433193, member: 66"]Yes it is a good coin, but it costs more than five cents to produce. It would be possible to change the composition to make it cheaper for a little while, but only with great disruption to the vending machine industry. Most likely requiring the changing the coin mechanism of every vending machine in the US. And since the bills calling the a composition change require minimal disruption I don't see how you can do it unless you define total disruption as "minimal". The only composition change I can see that would not disrupt the vending machines and would result in a cost of less than face value would be nickel plated copper. That would work with no changes needed and would have a cost of about 4.5 cents per coin. but as you can see that would only be a temporary fix.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1433193, member: 66"]Yes it is a good coin, but it costs more than five cents to produce. It would be possible to change the composition to make it cheaper for a little while, but only with great disruption to the vending machine industry. Most likely requiring the changing the coin mechanism of every vending machine in the US. And since the bills calling the a composition change require minimal disruption I don't see how you can do it unless you define total disruption as "minimal". The only composition change I can see that would not disrupt the vending machines and would result in a cost of less than face value would be nickel plated copper. That would work with no changes needed and would have a cost of about 4.5 cents per coin. but as you can see that would only be a temporary fix.[/QUOTE]
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