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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rickmp, post: 2455494, member: 28047&quot;]I just read Dave from the country&#039;s question about Canadian cents (<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1997-and-1998-w-canadian-pennies.280500/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1997-and-1998-w-canadian-pennies.280500/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1997-and-1998-w-canadian-pennies.280500/</a>) and it made me look at this <a href="http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/learn/coin-production-1200012" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/learn/coin-production-1200012" rel="nofollow">http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/learn/coin-production-1200012</a>.</p><p>&quot;Volatile base metal prices and rising production costs have created global demand for an alternative to the conventional coin. The Mint&#039;s revolutionary patented multi-ply plated steel technology offers significant advantages:</p><p>&quot;Substantial savings in time and materials: multi-ply plating uses less nickel, copper or bronze than usual methods, and is dramatically quicker than single-ply</p><ul> <li>Superior performance: nickel plate resists tarnishing better than cupronickel and ferritic stainless steel</li> <li>Heightened security: multi-ply coins possess optimum electromagnetic readability, to ensure security and prevent vending machine fraud.&quot;</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p>It makes me wonder why The US doesn&#039;t use this process.</p><p>Opinions?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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