About $70 in nickels is ending up costing three Brevard County Sheriff's deputies a lot more. ...more

January 29, 2009

A bunch of mice turn out to be no match for the U.S. Mint. ...more

October 24, 2008

With a big aloha to Hawaii, a new generation of coin collectors will soon shut their books on the U.S. Mint's popular 10-year state quarter program full of fond family memories and a fun dose of history. ...more

October 14, 2008

Next year, the penny will be getting not just one new look, but four of them, the first changes to the 1-cent coin in 50 years. ...more

September 24, 2008

Next year, the penny will be getting not just one new look but four of them, the first changes to the 1-cent coin in 50 years. ...more

September 22, 2008

Shades Of H.G. Wells Methinks Patrick Miketinac has to set the dial in his time machine to 2008 and come to visit us here in the real world. No matter how much you wring your hands or pull at your silver locks, we aren't anytime soon going back on the gold standard. Let's be realistic. I never said we could drill our way out of this, though I'm pretty sure we "not-drilled" our way into it. What would the Middle East look like today had we not been pouring our national wealth in their pockets for more than 30 years? Did you ever see "Lawrence of Arabia?" Now that's nostalgia! ...more

July 25, 2008

Officials unveiled the prototype of the first U.S. coin with readable Braille characters on Wednesday - a silver dollar commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille, the creator of the alphabet for the blind. ...more

July 3, 2008

The House voted for cheaper change Thursday, the kind that would make pennies and nickels worth more than they cost to make and save the country $100 million a year. ...more

May 9, 2008

Coming soon on new presidential dollar coins - Old Hickory, Old Kinderhook, Old Man Eloquent and the Last of the Cocked Hats. ...more

December 28, 2007

The U.S. Mint is rolling out its fourth new presidential coin today, this one bearing the likeness of James Madison, the father of the Constitution. ...more

November 15, 2007