But with rising copper prices, the Treasury and the Royal Mint realised they could save ?7m to ?8m every year by swapping to nickel-plated steel for 5p and 10p pieces.

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Editor's note: Michael Mazza is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. The views expressed are his own.

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e3300eb16b6f8e5bae9c229bc9332b8bThere is very little media coverage of the violence which took place in Rawalpindi. All the media outlets without any exception, including BBC Urdu, decided to act with restraint and not share footage of violence and carnage. This self-censorship was wisely put in place so as to ensure that violence does not spread at a mass level. Still,Michael Kors Outlet, it did spread to some other cities as Multan,Michael Kors Outlet, Chishtian and Bahawalnagar. If there had been an irresponsible coverage of this violence, the spread could have been far beyond control.