SIR: I refer to your article (BEN, June 16): Are forgers cashing in with magic money?"
I believe that the mint has been using copper plated grades of ferrous based alloys (steel) for some years as a means of cutting the cost of coinage.
However this is possibly not as newsworthy as your article.
John E Myatt
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