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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1607199, member: 75105&quot;]It&#039;s a loosing battle, and here is why.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver was a precious metal. Although it was cheap for quite some time, it&#039;s price rose to the point it was not worth it, to make coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>However nickel is a base metal, it&#039;s used in quite a few things. It&#039;s used in stainless steel, batteries, chrome plating, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>If nickel was to suddenly double, it would make things much more expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Base metals, unlike precious metals, have not &quot;soared&quot; over the past 30 some odd years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course a nickel might be worth 7 cents, is anyone going to pay 7 cents? No. There are refining costs involved.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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