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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;swhuck, post: 897192, member: 21044&quot;]I think it&#039;s inevitable and a good thing that the composition of the nickel and the cent will change. (Actually, the cent should just go away, but that&#039;s another argument.) Making several billion coins for more than what they&#039;re worth is a waste of money, and that&#039;s the last thing the government needs to do.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>However, keep in mind that whatever they decide to use will need to work in vending machines -- maybe not the cent so much, but definitely nickels. They&#039;ll need to make sure that whatever they change the nickel into weighs roughly the same and has about the same magnetic signature.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Any change they might make to the metallic composition of these coins will have no effect whatsoever to collecting -- unless the coins look noticeably different, in which case there may be a short term upswing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I do not expect to ever see aluminum coins circulating in the US; they&#039;re too light and unpopular.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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