Re: OT: coins and currency

Nik Taylor wrote:
>
> Michael Potter wrote:
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> > According to that page, the .81 cent figure is from the
> > 2000 Annual Report. The price of zinc has doubled in
> > that time.
>
> Oh?  Didn't know there had been such a large change
> in zinc prices.

Not just zinc. All non-ferrous metals have gone up sharply.
Four years ago, scrap brass was 45 cents per pound. I
just sold a bunch last month for $1.15 per pound.

--Ph. D.