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by rrauenza 8y ago
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US nickels cost seven cents to make. Scientists may have a solution
https://qz.com/1316940/us-nickels-cost-seven-cents-to-make-scientists-may-have-a-solution/ https://qz.com/1316940/us-nickels-cost-seven-cents-to-make-s...
- eli 8y agoQuartz is really owning this genre of badly misunderstanding what the mint does. The cost of manufacturing coins is an expense that has no bearing on the denominated value of the coin.
- minikites 8y agoThe point of currency is to facilitate commerce and pennies don't do that. You can't use them in parking meters or vending machines (for example) so we're spending tax dollars to create objects with no function.
- paulddraper 8y agoThose are valid points. As the parent said, the manufacturing cost is orthogonal.
- rrauenza 8y agoI mostly thought the metalurgy was interesting -- and that specific conductivity is apparently important.