This bill addresses the symptoms and not the problem. On the surface it makes sense to lower the cost of minting these coins so you aren’t losing money on each coin. However, the point is that inflation has made most of the coins useless. The stupid politicians won’t face reality and just eliminate both the penny and nickel. They are relics that should be discontinued. Given the decline in the value of money over the last fifty years no one needs any denomination smaller than a dime.                                                                  https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/20/senators-to-introduce-bill-allowing-us-mint-to-alter-coins-metal-content.html