Most folks can correctly name George Washington as the nation's first president. After that, things get tricky. The U.S. Mint is hoping its new dollar coin series will help refresh some hazy memories of Adams, Jefferson and all the rest. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Six months before the U.S. Mint issued the first Sacagawea dollar coins on January 27, 2000, 12 specially-minted 22 karat gold Sacagaweas made a launch of a very different type. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An AP-Ipsos poll found that three-fourths of people surveyed oppose replacing the dollar bill, featuring George Washington, with a dollar coin... so they created another coin we aren't going to want. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

Paul Brant considers himself a penny pincher, but his savings in quarters and dollar coins really paid off. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

A super massive collection of 300 sculptures made out of dollar bills. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Artist Laura Gilberts' print 'The Zero Dollar' protesting the breakdown of the American economy. Gilbert distributed 10,000 of the fake greenbacks in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 to call attention to the economic crisis gripping the nation. picked by TheShizknitt725 1 year ago

So, you know that Dollar coin that 3/4 of voters opposed?
Yeah, it's in mint now. But we still have the paper one too. picked by julea 3 years ago

A fantastic visualization of all those billions of dollar figures that get quoted in the media, and how they compare to each other. picked by Boomshank 3 months ago

Dollar Coins Missing 'In God We Trust'. picked by punthe 3 years ago

It's not just the American dollar that's losing value. A government agency has decided that an American life isn't worth what it used to be. picked by KeroBeros32 1 year ago

A listing of eBay auctions of less than a dollar and with mere minutes, sometimes just 1 minute left before bidding ends, no more than a hour. Possible to get some deals but beware of s&h fees. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

I loaned a neighbor $26 a few weeks ago. I never expected to see it returned.

He is an alcoholic, and as far as I can tell, unrepentant about it.

I did not expect to see the money. I was surprised by what happened next. picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

The new regulation of the Treasury Department empowered the U.S. Mint to fine up to $25,000 individuals and companies for any misuse of its names, symbols and emblems. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

"Our greatest challenge — and it's been years and years since we've experienced this — is having enough beer on stock for the trip for the Canadian sports fans — they do consume more than their American counterparts," picked by makri 3 years ago

If a random dude with a baseball bat asks for a dollar, just run... picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

A 30-day experiment on recession cuisine picked by suckersklub 12 months ago

We hear dollar figures thrown out about the cost of things every day. picked by bandit 2 years ago

Artist Mark Wagner takes one dollar bills and cuts them with an Exacto knife, then reassembles them into works of art that sometimes have no resemblance at all to the original bill.
Most of these are so small! picked by bingo 5 months ago

The official inflation rate in Zimbabwe is running at 2,200,000%. In response to what this means to the prices of standard goods on shelves the Zimbabwean Treasury has announced they will be printing a one billion dollar bill.

This would probably buy two loaves of bread. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

The dollar has been devalued to such an extent that a penny — as in one hundredth of a dollar — can only buy a fraction of the metal needed to make a physical penny. Each coin takes significantly more than one cent to produce. picked by murrayrothbard 1 year ago