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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 806987, member: 68"]Nickels have to be made because they serve as a bridge to make change. We could round them out of existence too, almost, except there'd be no way to provide 5c 15, change. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's simply cheaper to mint a nickel out of material that costs less than to scrap out the current dime or quarter. </p><p><br /></p><p>Making any coin with more value in metal than its face value is pure insanity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 806987, member: 68"]Nickels have to be made because they serve as a bridge to make change. We could round them out of existence too, almost, except there'd be no way to provide 5c 15, change. It's simply cheaper to mint a nickel out of material that costs less than to scrap out the current dime or quarter. Making any coin with more value in metal than its face value is pure insanity.[/QUOTE]
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