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To: AdamSelene235
You mention the falling price of copper. I read where nickel is becoming fairly pricy. How far is the price of nickel from driving nickels from common usage? And what does one use to debase a nickel?
15 posted on 10/20/2003 7:37:12 PM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
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To: DeaconBenjamin
You mention the falling price of copper.

I was being sarcastic. All the items named are inflating like mad.

How far is the price of nickel from driving nickels from common usage?

No idea.

16 posted on 10/20/2003 7:44:59 PM PDT by AdamSelene235 (I always shoot for the moon......sometimes I hit London.- Von Braun)
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To: DeaconBenjamin
Nickels aren't made of nickel anymore, and pennies aren't made of copper. Both are mostly zinc these days with a small amount of the real metal for color.
18 posted on 10/20/2003 8:04:08 PM PDT by Hugin
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To: DeaconBenjamin
Yeah, I figured we didn't have the discipline to remain on even a nickel standard.
32 posted on 10/21/2003 8:48:23 AM PDT by AdamSelene235 (I always shoot for the moon......sometimes I hit London.- Von Braun)
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