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Originally posted by Undertoad
But there's a problem with the coinage. A study found that two of the coins above have too much nickel in them. So much that five minutes of contact with these coins could produce "hand eczema", producing inflammation and itching, for those people allergic to the metal.
Even the US "nickel" coin isn't prone to cause such things.
The new money comes out in January. [/b]
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I think the US nickel has zero nickel nowadays. The Canadian nickel has more.
I like US money. It looks like, well, money. European money looks like monopoly money. Australian money (with the plastic bits) is just weird.
And I like the $1 bill too. I hate carrying coins. It's not like they're worth intrinsicly more, and they're heavier. Since the Sacajawea dollar doesn't seem to be catching on, it seems likely we'll be keeping the $1 for a while, too.