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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 222509, member: 4626&quot;]Figured that was likely the reason... production and maintenance costs are probably not so much the issue as easy access to raw materials (copper, zinc, nickel, silver, maybe aluminum, etc.) probably are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is likely why as a cost saving measure they eliminated the 1 and 2 cent coins, and as mentioned here, the 5 cent coin, then made the 10, 20, and 50 cent coins smaller, as a cost saving measure.&nbsp; (The elimination of the 1 and 2 cent happened earlier than the elimination of the 5 cent.)</p><p><br /></p><p>They&#039;re smart enough to use a 1 dollar coin instead of a 1 dollar bill.&nbsp; That&#039;s a huge savings right there... I don&#039;t know why the US doesn&#039;t do that... imagine the better uses the millions of dollars that would save could be put to![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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