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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;off_flan, post: 2732639, member: 87411&quot;]I just checked. The intrinsic value of a bronze US cent is about 8 tenths of a US cent. The problem with economically producing cents of any metal is the cost of manufacturing. That would be roughly the same for bronze or copper-plated zinc, or aluminum. The zinc cents are presumably more expensive to produce than bronze cents because the zincs are clad coins. I agree the US cent has outlived its usefulness.</p><p><br /></p><p>In fact I hate them in change. Before 2009, in New Jersey some merchants would round up or down, and usually down. I don&#039;t think I&#039;d miss pennies at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I would be a little sad to see them change the nickel because it&#039;s the only non-clad coin the US Mint still strikes at it&#039;s original metal content. But, that&#039;s me being sentimental. The density of copper and nickel are very close. Copper is more conductive than nickel, so I suppose vending machines might be affected. If not I see no real problem with even a bronze &quot;nickel&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d still like to see bronze cents and copper-nickel nickels (at the current alloy) in my proof and uncirculated sets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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