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Time to do away with coins? "Coins were originally designed to be durable for daily transactions and fragile bills for infrequent large transactions. Now, for many, coins are considered a worthless nuisance." [Consumer Reports Money]

1:05 PM on Wed Jun 3 2009, by Alex Chasick, 1,653 views, 104 comments

No, The U.S. Mint Has Not Released $20 Coins Into Circulation

I've always thought that the U.S. should bring back larger-denomination coins. I like concluding an evening out in Canada or in the Euro zone and discovering that there's the equivalent of $14 or so in change sitting in my pockets. A man in...

5:16 PM on Wed May 20 2009, by Laura Northrup, 7,785 views, 64 comments

Why Do You Hate The Dollar Coin?

Our beloved U.S. Mint has apparently redesigned the dollar coin to feature a rotating slate of Presidents. Each President gets a three-month stint on the coin. On Thursday, James Madison, our 4th Chief Executive, took his rightful place on the...

9:36 AM on Sun Nov 18 2007, by Carey Alexander, 10,996 views, 152 comments

Obama Collector's Coins Turn Out To Be Stickers Stuck On Regular Coins

You may have seen the commercial where Montel Williams hawks some goofy collectible coins with President Obama's face IN FULL COLOR OMG. If you were planning on ordering some, though, watch this video from KATU 2 TV in Portland, Oregon first.* A...

6:32 PM on Sat Feb 14 2009, by Chris Walters, 40,617 views, 149 comments

How To Know The Value of Your Coins

Ever wonder if that 1897 silver dollar Uncle Joe gave you was worth anything? Who knows, maybe that trip to Hawaii you've been yearning for is simply sitting in an old box doing nothing (or perhaps it would pay off the debt you racked up this...

1:01 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008, by Ben Popken, 7,692 views, 23 comments

Free Money From The U.S. Mint: Scheme, Scam, Or Gamble?

Earning easy money online: it is possible! That's what fans of a particular scheme involving credit card rewards and the U.S. Mint claim. Is it worth the work and the risk?

4:59 PM on Thu Oct 8 2009, by Laura Northrup, 15,035 views, 112 comments

Beware The Canadian Spy Coins

We used to just get annoyed when we found Canadian money is our US Money, now we have to suspect espionage. From CNN:

12:49 PM on Thu Jan 11 2007, by Meg Marco, 468 views, 14 comments

SNL Gold Skit Original Ad Revealed

Here at Consumerist, we love gold. Precious, glowing, brilliant, sexy gold. You might be familiar with the Kristen Wiig crazy Monex gold skit on SNL, but have you seen the original Monex commercial it was based on? We present here both the...

12:46 PM on Thu Oct 1 2009, by Ben Popken, 14,748 views, 21 comments

Coinstar Calls Cashing In Change 'Recycling'

Douglas writes, "Coinstar wants you to 'recycle' your coins in their machines, and save the environment! Minus their 8.9% fee of course." They even have a little wizard on their website that estimates how many parts of the environment—water,...

12:11 PM on Mon Aug 18 2008, by Chris Walters, 6,181 views, 85 comments

RyanAir Thinking About Charging For Toilets

Ultra low-cost Irish carrier RyanAir is thinking about putting a coin slot on lavatory doors so passengers will have to pay when they empty their loose change from their coin slot.

9:27 AM on Fri Feb 27 2009, by Ben Popken, 7,782 views, 75 comments