2010-08-12
post/941042507
quote 07:43:22
“ Since the presidential coin programme began, the US government has spent an additional $30m to promote them but they still have not taken hold.
“We have tried every major idea that we can come up with, with limited success,” US Mint Director Edmund Moy told a congressional panel last month.
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Except, er, withdrawing dollar bills? From a BBC News piece, Why the US keeps minting coins people hate and won’t use (via teflon)
