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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Mint_coin_product...
Still if coins stayed in circulation 20 years, $1b is same order of magnitude as all the nickels in circulation.
If anything, $3-4 in nickels per American seems on the high side, unless there are a lot of full coin jars.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Mint_coin_product...
Still if coins stayed in circulation 20 years, $1b is same order of magnitude as all the nickels in circulation.
If anything, $3-4 in nickels per American seems on the high side, unless there are a lot of full coin jars.