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Re:The US Mint lost $69M making pennies last year by chiefalchemist on Friday June 29, 2018 @04:00PM (#17427409)
The purpose of the mint is to give legitimacy to what is a fiat currency.
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Re:The US Mint lost $69M making pennies last year by asdsa5325 on Friday June 29, 2018 @04:22PM (#17427550)
No, the mint doesn't give purpose to money.
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Re:The US Mint lost $69M making pennies last year by chiefalchemist on Friday June 29, 2018 @06:33PM (#17428352)
Legitimacy is not the same as purpose
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