America The Beautiful Series To See A Composition Change?

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wulffy11 Pillar of the Community United States 543 Posts	Posted 08/16/2011 3:34 pm Poll Question The America the Beautiful coin series from 2010-2021 currently is minted with copper-nickel. Could the continual rise in the price of copper, as well as the U.S. Mint opening itself up to new ideas for coin composition, lead to a composition change in the series. What will that mean for the first part of the series given its lower mintage numbers compared to quarters minted decades before it? If it changes, will it be some sort of zinc alloy? I am personally surprised zinc is not used in quarters, dimes, nickels and half dollars yet. Poll Choices Yes, there will be a composition change sometime in the series No, the series will be minted with copper-nickel for the entire duration Report this Post to the Staff

barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5841 Posts	Posted 08/16/2011 3:57 pm I think the reason pennies moved to zinc is because the cost of copper was approaching the face value of the coin. As long as we're talking about quarters, though, I don't see that happening anytime soon. That's why nickels now have much more copper than pennies these days... Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187851 Posts	Posted 08/16/2011 4:40 pm There is a lot of room between the intrinsic and face values of the quarters. I think the total Cu-Ni metal value is less than six cents now and I do not see it overcoming that difference in the next ten years. Just my opinion. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ljenkins990 Valued Member United States 406 Posts	Posted 08/16/2011 4:59 pm I tend to agree with jbuck on this. But, even if there is a composition change sometime before the series ends (hopefully) in 2021, I'm not really sure how that, in and of itself, would affect the quarters in the series that have already been minted. Sure, if the price of copper rises enough to force a composition change, the values of current-composition quarters will rise, but that's independent of a composition change. Report this Post to the Staff
wulffy11 Pillar of the Community United States 543 Posts	Posted 08/16/2011 5:30 pm Thanks to those who have voted thus far. I am also a firm believer that by 2021 the cost of a quarter won't be close to face value just yet. The question is begged would a composition change result in only the metal nearing or exceeding face value, or could the next time the U.S. agrees on a debt ceiling with as tough as it is, could a composition change just result in a way to save money? Report this Post to the Staff
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