Zincoln Nickels?

[Dan Hughes]

The United States is paying 9.4 cents for every nickel it mints. And Congress is not very happy about it.

So tests are underway to find cheaper materials for nickels, and the latest experiment involves making nickels with the same formula used to make pennies - a solid zinc base covered with a thin layer of copper.

And we all know how those zinc pennies crumble when they've been in the ground a while - will the same fate soon befall our nickels too?

This photo shows the experimental nickels. (They don't have the markings of regular nickels, because the mint doesn't want collectors clamoring for them.)

Hear the story at In the Corner with Dan Hughes.

 

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[Frankn]

Looks like they are putting the nite cap on Jefferson. lol Frank...

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Oh Cool!...More garbage coinage that will rot away in 2 years....Seems like that is the WHOLE intention of these coins

 

[lab rat]

The EPA should have fits about this-- the reason the pennies corrode so quickly is they act like batteries in the environment! And they are trying to remove batteries from the environment.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Ya, I've done my share of removing that corrosive c--p! Not looking forward to new corrosive "money".
Sometimes I think it's all about spending the most money in the most bazaar way!