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What if nickels were made from copper?

Imagine if nickels were made mostly from copper. Oh wait. They already are! According to CNN, nickels are made mostly of copper, and that pennies are made mostly of zinc.

How bizarre. You’d think it’s the other way around, that pennies would be made of copper and nickels made of zinc. Huh. If CNN is right, maybe the coins should look like this instead:

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Tom Saaristo
19 years ago

Interesting! I wonder if people who hate the penny [like me”> would feel differently about them if they were silver in color!