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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;quarter-back, post: 1773312, member: 47022&quot;]I&#039;m not sure I buy the argument that changing coin composition would be too costly for the vending machine industry.&nbsp; It seems that about every six months the machines where I work are replaced with ones that have latest innovation to keep people from getting free stuff. Considering that, in many cases, it would require a simple switch-out of old coin mechanisms for new ones (not the whole machine), it can&#039;t be much more costly than constantly implementing new anti-theft designs.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also, keep in mind that the old coinage would still be around for years.&nbsp; Think about how many ~50 year old clad quarters you see and how long it will be before the currently circulating are no longer the vast majority of circulating quarters.&nbsp; This is especially true given that, for the foreseeable future, these coins really do not have enough intrinsic value to justify hoarding.&nbsp; So all of the machines would not have to be replaced at once. The older ones just wouldn&#039;t accept the new coinage.&nbsp; Keep in mind that it wasn&#039;t too awful long ago that you had to have coins to get anything out of a machine.&nbsp; If all you had was paper, you were out of luck.&nbsp; In fact, this is still the case in many places. So having money that won&#039;t work in a vending machine would not be a new experience.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>All in all, I think the vending machine industry would probably survive a switch to new coin composition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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