U.S. Mint Examines Ways to Further Debase its Coinage

US coins to be made of zinc soon?

U.S. Mint Considers Production of Cost Savings Steel Coins. As part of a 2010 Congressional cost savings initiative, the U.S. Mint has been studying and testing the replacement and or substitution of the base metals in its coinage with steel. All currently circulating coins and especially the nickel, are in the U.S. Mint’s cross hairs. Read More →