Newsreaders told it will remain in circulation Stackers take note: The round silver 50c piece was circulated in the first year of decimal currency in Australia, then decirculated promptly, due to the price of the metal exceeding face value Although the 5c is a relatively modest item, maybe it is time to consider the merits of stacking it, given, admittedly an uncorroborated MSM newsbite, the purported value of the item exceeding face value quite impressively A caveat, the fabrication costs warrant some analysis to determine if the issue is metal, labour or other non-metalliferous issue https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/video/watch/28231007/the-5-cent-coin-costing-us-7-cents-to-make/