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Coins that were created with "nonsense" dies to be used for testing of metal compositions that were supposed to have been destroyed have turned up in a Florida dealer's inventory.
New legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate that seeks to give the United States Mint the authority to change the metallic composition of circulating coins. The bills, H.R. 2817 and S.1228, have identical language and each is cited as the "Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2023." The objective
It still costs more than face value for the Mint to strike and distribute the cent and 5-cent coin, and officials there are asking Congress to grant them authority to make changes to coinage compositions.