...long."Until 1982, U.S. pennies were copper. But when the price of copper in a penny soared above 1 cent, the U.S. Mint switched to copper-plated zinc. That wasn't exactly a money-saver, either. Now it costs about 2.4 cents...
...by the U.S. Mint. The coins are purchased from the U.S. Mint. Order online at www.usmint.gov/catalog or by calling the U.S. Mint at (800) USA-MINT (872-6468). Recently, I ordered...
...roster for the NLCS against Milwaukee.HALL OF FAME COIN: The House of Representatives voted this week to authorize the U.S. Mint to produce a series of coins honoring the 75th anniversary of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.The bill, introduced...
...commemorative coin was created. The U.S. Mint produces this coin, available in...year passed an Act directing the U.S. Mint to strike two commemorative coins...purchased directly online from the U.S. Mint."One caution. These coins must...
...send three vintage postcards from Florida.TODAY'S JOKE: Everett Fernandez offers this one.A spokesman for the U.S. Mint announced that a new 50-cent piece was being issued to honor two great American patriots.On one side of the coin...
...alloy of copper, nickel, zinc and magnesium cost the U.S. Mint about 12 cents apiece to make, but they are durable enough...What if national media picked this up?"Smith said the U.S. Mint will mail the coins at no cost to consumers if they purchase...
...Philadelphia's historic district. There's Congress Hall, where the legislative branch met until 1800, and the U.S. Mint. Both are free. The home of Philadelphia's most famous seamstress, Betsy Ross, is a few blocks away. Admission...
...that year's batch produced by the U.S. Mint. But some collectors say the label...among the first "struck" by the U.S. Mint from a certain die set, leading...not." On its Internet site, the U.S. Mint says that it does not keep track...
...of a coin in an age of inflation and affluence, slowly sliding into monetary obsolescence. For the first time, the U.S. Mint has said pennies are costing more than 1 cent to make this year, thanks to higher metal prices. "The penny is going...
...federal appropriations. Its customers are government agencies ranging from the Pentagon to the Justice Department and the U.S. Mint. Slightly more than 60 percent of the work is for the Navy, and in the past federal fiscal year the center had new...
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