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Won't affect the USA much. Our dime and quarter are only 8 pct Nickel.
Only coin it may affect is our 5 cent piece. Probably another year or two and we'll be on nickel plated steel for that coin.
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Canada
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Optical coin acceptors are being experimented with in the EU. The Thai 10-baht coin is so similar to 2€ that comparing a picture of the coin's design is almost the only way to tell them apart. This could mean an upcoming segregation of Canadian and American change... and say goodbye to the trick of using French francs as Canadian quarters!
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Rest in Peace
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Well...lets go back to wooden nickels from the 50's....we have lots of wood in Canada don't we...  Edited by wert
01/18/2014 2:00 pm
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United States
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WOODEN Nickels...  and you thought it was a joke  Edited by ASLAN TVorlon
01/18/2014 2:50 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Canada
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DE, I thought your 5 cent was already clad steel, that surprises me after all the billions minted what the reserve would save by nickel clad steel. Thanks for the info.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I wonder why we don't like clad in Canada?
Edited by nalaberong
01/18/2014 3:34 pm
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Canada
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I personally don't like it much, I metal detect and the coins I find are a mess of rust, the bank hates to see me come in with rolls of them, they say they just toss them because they cannot recirculate them or send them back to the mint. That seems a little odd that they can't get credit on them. No lifetime warranty I guess lol.
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Canada
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just like all other products manufactured, planned obsolescence in the design.
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Canada
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My grandma lives in the countryside and I live in the big city. She watches the news and thinks it's a warzone, always telling me to be safe. Last time I saw her she told me not to take any wooden nickels. Ha!
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lol Libertad, my Grandfather always said the same thing, an era expression I guess.
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Posted 01/18/2014 12:59 pm
good idea there, Niagara Falls stills sells them, so apparently there's a market still in place lol. 
