Alternative Materials for One Cent Coinage. Department of the Treasury

      Published by Good Press, 2020

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      Table of Contents

       Introduction

       Purpose

       Background

       Methodology

       Acknowledgements

       Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations

       Review of the Cost to Produce a Bronze Cent

       Cost of Raw Materials

       Other Costs

       Factors Influencing Present Copper Market

       Criteria for Evaluation Alternative One-Cent Materials

       Cost, Availability and Permanence

       Minting Characteristics and Coining Costs

       Public Acceptability

       Metallurgical, Technical and Economic Characteristics of Alternative Coinage Materials

       Survey of Candidate Materials

       Supply-Demand Trends

       Consideration of High Feasibility Materials

       New Denver Mint

       Impact of Coinage Material on Plans

       Recommendations

       Figures

       Tables

       Appendix A: A Study of Future Cent Demand and Materials–Project Plan

       Statement of Problems

       Scope of Study

       Methodology

       Schedule

       Staffing

       Appendix B: A Bill

       Appendix C: Experimental Procedures for Coining Studies

       Appendix D: Experimental Procedure for Wear-Corrosion Tests