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This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report: www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-177

U.S. COINS: Implications of Changing Metal Compositions

a) U.S. Mint testing found that multi-ply plated and nickel plated steel are not viable alternatives for the quarter due to the potential for counterfeiting and foreign coin substitution.

b) U.S. Mint testing found that monolithic stainless steel was not a viable alternative for the dime and quarter due to the potential for counterfeiting.
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Source Figure 1: U.S. Mint's Annual Estimates of Potential Government Savings Resulting from Changes to the Composition of U.S. Coins, by Denomination and by Viable Metal Alternative
Author U.S. Government Accountability Office from Washington, DC, United States

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