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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1772603, member: 39&quot;]Well, the UK currently still is an EU member, but they were not involved in those changes. Or take Sweden where, in October 2016, new 1 krona and 5 kronor coins will be introduced, each with specifications that are different from the current ones. I&#039;m sure there are more examples ...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But it&#039;s not that the US Mint has not had any plans to reduce production cost. This is an AP article from December 2012: <a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/us-mint-testing-new-metals-make-coins-cheaper" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/us-mint-testing-new-metals-make-coins-cheaper" rel="nofollow">http://bigstory.ap.org/article/us-mint-testing-new-metals-make-coins-cheaper</a> Or see this topic: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/threads/mint-reports-on-alternative-coin-materials.219018/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/threads/mint-reports-on-alternative-coin-materials.219018/">http://www.cointalk.com/threads/mint-reports-on-alternative-coin-materials.219018/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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