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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToddB67, post: 2535397, member: 18134&quot;]Hi vintagemintage !</p><p>In reply to your last statement above, what exactly has the composition been for the &quot;Westward Journey&quot; Nickels since 1866 ? Please be more specific and I would appreciate a&nbsp; supporting reference.</p><p><br /></p><p>I went to the Wikipedia address you kindly gave above and there was a &quot;ton&quot; of Bla,Bla . <i>Why can&#039;t I ever get a straight answer to a simple question using the Internet ?</i> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Anyway, I did find the following information using the Wikipedia address you gave and copied &amp; pasted a paragraph below that was titled <b>Increase in metal values</b> right below the information titled <b>Westward Journey commemoratives (2004–2005)</b>, so I assume they are connected. As of December, 2014 it appears a composition of ~77% copper, ~20% nickel, and ~3% manganese was being considered, but more testing was recommended. So,&nbsp; at that time, the final analysis was still up in the air, according to this information.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b35900">In December 2014, the Mint released its next Biennial report in response to the CMOCA. In it, the Mint declared that plated zinc products did not hold up to steam/wear tests and were rejected for US coins outside the penny (which does not see significant use by the public). Materials considered &quot;feasible&quot; for the <span style="color: #ff0000">5-cent coin</span> were nickel-plated steel, multi-ply-plated steel, and potentially another copper/nickel alloy, this time with ~77% copper, ~20% nickel, and ~3% manganese. Further testing was recommended to explore even less expensive alloys that would not require changes to vending machines (as the steel-based materials would require).</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">ToddB67</span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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