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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Juan Blanco, post: 1594050, member: 41665&quot;]Good grief, we cannot afford metal coinage anymore. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I was growing up, American kids collecting coins would laugh at zinc and aluminum coinage as cheap material, grossly inferior, &#039;Third World,&#039; etc. I remember this, about the time cable first appeared. PAYING FOR TEEVEE was crazy but it was &quot;no commercials!&quot; That didn&#039;t last too long, either.</p><p><br /></p><p>Debasement doesn&#039;t surprise me, but historical amnesia is still odd. Do all coin-collectors really love crud-metal &amp; carny tokens that much? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh well - Internet taxes come next year ; maybe there will be a user-fee like in the UK. Or legislation that forces everyone to buy new computers (like the digital tv legislation) with a special chip? </p><p><br /></p><p>And why do I feel like I&#039;ve seen this show before, LOL[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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