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Re:Swapping US $1 bills to coins would save 5.5b over 30yrs by johnnygood on Friday March 04, 2011 @11:58PM (#2290848)
You're right. Coins are cheaper than bills, but $183M per year isn't going to balance the budget. Basically, keeping the $1 in bill form is costing 60 cents per American per year.
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Re:Swapping US $1 bills to coins would save 5.5b over 30yrs by stretchwithme on Saturday March 05, 2011 @12:36AM (#2290911)
It probably costs that much in gasoline carting the things around.
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