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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1596586, member: 42773&quot;]I&#039;m of two minds when I read that report.</p><p><br /></p><p>Part of me is intrigued with the idea of researching different alloys and how they behave as coinage - it appeals to the mad scientist within.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another part of me has to question why the mint is contemplating new alloys at all. Why aren&#039;t cents and nickels just taken out of production, and the money used to continue clad coinage? The golden dollar manganese alloy is a bust IMO - it discolors badly, and it doesn&#039;t seem like the coins are popular anyway - not to mention that many of the presidential portraits are cartoonish and goofy.</p><p><br /></p><p>The current state of minting in the US today seems to mirror the colossal waste and mismanagement of the federal government, but I&#039;m treading on politics now, so I&#039;ll stop.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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