Just in time to coincide with our economic crisis, the U.S. Mint last week unveiled four new designs for the penny, the first changes to the 1-cent coin in 50 years.
Congress might as well vote to uphold our eternal commitment to the U.S. Standard Measurement system while we're at it. (You know, "feet," "inches" etc.) Since we are so determined to help our children compete in a "global economy" against math whizzes from other countries. But we digress.
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