Does the New US Penny Really Make any Cents?

Looking in the palm of my hand after receiving some change, I noticed a rather shiny bronze coin. This was more than just a clean penny, as the "tails" side looked different.

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A bunch of mice turn out to be no match for the U.S. Mint. A southeast Missouri man is expected to be reimbursed for about $1,000 in bills that had been munched on by rodents.

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Some think the penny should be retired -- after all, it can cost more than a cent to make lincoln 1 one -- but meanwhile the U.S. Mint is giving the coin a facelift.

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The driver of the other semi said he didn't even know what was on the ground when he hopped out of his truck. He just rushed to help the two armed guards. The money that poured out of the truck added up to $182,000, over 3.5 million nickels.

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Further evidence that times are tough: It now costs more than a penny to make a penny. And the cost of a nickel is more than 7½ cents.

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Presidential one dollar coins are the only U.S. coins currently being issued by the United States Mint that have the inscription "In God We Trust" along the edge, but public pressure soon may send the motto back to the front or back of the coins.

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After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S. currency has undergone a slew of makeovers. The most amazing is yet to come.

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According to media Reports,after a local citizen of the northwestern city of Jaipur filed a complaint charging that the public display of affection offended local sensibilities ,Judge Dinesh Gupta, issued arrest warrants for Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa  …

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The US Mint has recently minted 300 Million George Washington Dollars. Of these, as many as 50,000 coins lack the phrase "In God We Trust", sparking renewed excitement among coin collectors. One of the faulty coins has already sold for $600.

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There are a few things I am proud of being born in the USA. We were ahead the history curve on reviving the old democracy thing from the ancient Greeks. And the Grand Canyon rocks. But there are also a few things I am not proud of being born in the USA:

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Apparently, the US Mint has seen fit to ban the melting and/or exporting of US coins, citing the rising costs of the required metals needed to replace each destroyed coin. FTA: According to calculations by the Mint, the metal value of pennies, which are made of copper-coated zi …

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"Using a dollar coin is more convenient in parking meters, it's more convenient at the subway kiosk, it's more convenient in vending machines." Yeah, except carrying coins sucks.

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In a stunning development in the private currency movement, the US Mint today announced that, along with clarifications about the private collectible medallions of other private mints not being US Mint issued, was the headline story that the Mint claims the Justice Department has …

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The federal government is building a domestic spy network unlike any the world has ever seen.

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