Missouri S&T is ranked ninth in the nation for “Best Salaries,” and second for a public university in that category, according to a new ranking from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and College Pulse.
Dr. Ronald Kohser has been keeping a close watch on coins during his career. According to Kohser, a professor of metallurgical engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, it currently costs the U.S. Mint about 1.7 cents to make a penny and around 7 or 8 cents to make a nickel. The amounts include metal content, tools and dies, and labor.