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[javasaurus]

New dollar coin available today. Sacagawea has been replaced by George Washington as the face of the golden-collered dollar coin. It's a new attempt at getting dollar coins into circulation, with not only George, but each president in turn for three months at a time. (side note: only presidents dead for at least two years can appear on currency)

Also, as with state quarters, serious and novice collectors will snap up a bunch, effectively buying money, which is profit for the government.

WTOP's article

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[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

I wrote about this a while back, giving profit estimates (back-of-a-napkin calculation, of course) that it's about $25 million free money per president.

plus there's all the "Collectors Kits" you can find at book shops to help store your collection (yes, I have a state map for my quarters).

In addition, the religious right are all up in arms over the fact that "In God We Trust" was moved to the side edging instead of being on the face.

Of course, *nobody* but Ed Brayton over at Dispatches ranted about the fact that the word "Liberty" was removed *entirely*.

Guess we know what the government thinks is more important these days. And no, having the statue of liberty on the back doesn't count.

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

The deli in A.V. Williams gave me a gold dollar and a silver dollar for change on Tuesday. Does that mean I'm rich? Because since I can't use them in vending machines, they are kind of a bother now...