The purpose of coinage is the intrinsic metal. Before there were coins, there were chunks of metal with a mark stamped on them, signifying the weight and authority of the weigher. This eventually became coinage. By removing the valuable metals (like copper to zinc) and maintaining a value of 1/100th of a fiat dollar, means the value of the CENT shrinks right along with the value of the DOLLAR.

It's quite possible that zinc may also rise in value, but because so much of it is circulating, it will always be abundant. Copper is getting scarcer and scarcer as it's pulled from circulation and (quietly being) melted down.

If the reset is done by fiat regardless of the intrinsic metal, is not a true reset back to historic coinage, it would be an artificial adjustment of value, same as adding zeros to our dollars. !BBH