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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;adam1121, post: 1205198, member: 31651&quot;]The barbados coin is cupronickel.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1973, coins were introduced in denominations of 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, and $1. Until 1991, the 1¢ was struck in bronze. Since 1992, copper-plated <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc" rel="nofollow">zinc</a> has been used. The 5¢ coin is struck in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass" rel="nofollow">brass</a>, whilst the highest 3 denominations are struck in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupronickel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupronickel" rel="nofollow">cupronickel</a>. The $1 coin is a 7-sided <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equilateral_curve" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equilateral_curve" rel="nofollow">equilaterally-curved</a> piece. Many of the coins in circulation have been struck at the<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mint" rel="nofollow">Royal Canadian Mint</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbadian_dollar#Coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbadian_dollar#Coins" rel="nofollow"></a></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbadian_dollar#Coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbadian_dollar#Coins" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbadian_dollar#Coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbadian_dollar#Coins" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbadian_dollar#Coins</a></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbadian_dollar#Coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbadian_dollar#Coins" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbadian_dollar#Coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbadian_dollar#Coins" rel="nofollow"></a>Also, I have a question. Do banks usually carry boxes of nickels or dimes on hand? Because I don&#039;t want to leave completely empty-handed when I go getting/ordering halves next time I go to the bank.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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