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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;swhuck, post: 899587, member: 21044&quot;]It&#039;s not a matter of the vending machine lobby; it&#039;s a matter of compatibility and practicality. Just consider -- what would happen if they decided to change the size of the quarter? Every single machine in the country would have to be retrofitted or replaced. That is, at best, an enormous cost. And all of us (edit) except for you <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> use vending machines all the time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I agree that the mint&#039;s only job should be to satisfy the monetary needs of the public in a fiscally responsible manner. Making cents and nickels out of the materials they&#039;re made of now is not fiscally responsible. However, a change that would require retrofitting every machine in the country is equally fiscally irresponsible; it would in fact be an unfunded mandate to a segment of the private sector.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for zinc cents, I don&#039;t like them either, but I don&#039;t think there was any planned obsolescence involved. If they switch to bronze plated steel, that takes care of most of the problems we have. Of course, if they dump the cent entirely, it takes care of all of them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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