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US Wants to Take Your Dollars -- and Replace Them With Coins

Americans are a tight-fisted people when it comes to their dollars. So in order to replace the paper currency with dollar coins -- a long-advocated move that could save the government an estimated $5.5. billion over 30 years -- the General Accountability Office called on Congress, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury to...

It Took 84,000 Pennies, But Mom's Giant Coin Really Makes Cents

Make a penny, leave a penny. That's how one cash-strapped Michigan woman obtained the 84,000 pennies she used to construct a gigantic replica of a 1-cent coin, which won her artistic acclaim and allowed her to share her inspirational story. Wander Martich says she only started building her massive coin after she was...

How 'Worst President' Ended Up on Coin

(Aug. 19) -- The U.S. Treasury has released a $1 coin commemorating former President James Buchanan. And people aren't happy about it. To understand why, some background is helpful. In 2007, thanks to a bill promoted by then-Sen. John Sununu of New Hampshire, the Treasury began minting $1 coins with the likenesses of...

Brit Finds $5M in Roman Coins With Metal Detector

(July 8) -- A British treasure hunter has stumbled upon the country's biggest-ever find of Roman coins buried in a field in southwest England. Using a metal detector, Dave Crisp found a hoard of more than 52,000 coins buried in an enormous pot in county Somerset. The bronze and silver coins date from the third century...

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PHOTOS: San Francisco Icon Turns 75

It was the year of the Bay Bridge , the Golden Gate Bridge and, 75 years ago today, the United States Mint at San Francisco.

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Should You Melt Down Pennies for Profit? Not U.S. Pennies, But ...

A penny, on its face, is worth one cent. $0.01 U.S. dollars.

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Canada Kills the Penny and Saves Millions: Why We Should Too

So much so that it now costs more for the U.S. Mint to produce a penny (or a nickel) than the coins themselves are worth.

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Final Cent To Roll Off The Line Friday

The last Canadian penny will be manufactured today.

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Pictures Of The Day: 4 May 2012

A coin featuring the Roman God Vulcan from the "Stronger" set of coins from The Royal Mint's London 2012 Gold Series commemorative coin range, which is a set of nine coins crafted in 22 carat gold and are inspired by the Olympic motto Faster, Higher, Stronger.

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05/27/12 Weekend picks: Take the family to Schaumburg's Prairie... Source: Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL See works by more than 140 painters, sculptors, photographers, jewelers, potters and other artists at the 25th annual Schaumburg Prairie Arts Festival.
05/15/12 PHOTOS: San Francisco Icon Turns 75 Source: The Huffington Post - Local It was the year of the Bay Bridge , the Golden Gate Bridge and, 75 years ago today, the United States Mint at San Francisco.
05/11/12 Should You Melt Down Pennies for Profit? Not U.S.... Source: DailyFinance (Mobile) A penny, on its face, is worth one cent. $0.01 U.S. dollars.
05/08/12 Canada Kills the Penny and Saves Millions: Why We... Source: DailyFinance (Mobile) So much so that it now costs more for the U.S. Mint to produce a penny (or a nickel) than the coins themselves are worth.
05/04/12 Final Cent To Roll Off The Line Friday Source: The Huffington Post The last Canadian penny will be manufactured today.

Background on Coins

A coin is a piece of hard material that is standardized in weight, is produced in large quantities in order to facilitate trade, and primarily can be used as a legal tender.

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