Monday, November 19, 2007

Hopes are high for new dollar coin

WASHINGTON | 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.

While there are a lot of doubters, Ed Moy, mint director, says he hopes the latest attempt to introduce a dollar coin will be more successful than previous efforts. The past two dollar coins — the Susan B. Anthony, introduced in 1979, and the Sacagawea, introduced in 2000 — were spectacular flops....

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