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Minting Costs

Volume 904: debated on Wednesday 4 February 1976

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current cost of minting each of the coins of the realm; what is the average cost at the time of decimalisation; and what has been the percentage increase in the period.

It is not the practice to give information relating to production costs which could be of commercial value to the Royal Mint's competitors.