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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gxseries, post: 2218909, member: 4373&quot;]Aluminum coins are somewhat unloved. I would like to post some photos but just can&#039;t figure out how to do on this tablet.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a few things that come to mind:</p><p><br /></p><p>- first aluminum coin was struck for east Africa back in 1907.</p><p>- if I am not wrong, during WWii and after the war, many countries were forced to switch over to aluminum as it was cheaper and more plentiful compared to important war metals such as copper and nickel.</p><p>- I believe Romania has used aluminum extensively for her coinage</p><p>- Japan still has circulating aluminum coin</p><p>- South Korea introduced a copper plated aluminum coin a few years back. North Korea obviously has aluminum coins if they even circulate</p><p>- Aluminum is a favorite choice for alloy such as aluminum bronze. This creates a gold colour finish as well as being more durable. Australia dollar coins are such examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aluminum coins actually do handle circulation rather well. I guess when it oxidize, it doesn&#039;t look pretty.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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