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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;glaciermi, post: 170444, member: 4097&quot;]It&#039; costs the U.S. Bureau of Engraving .06 cents to print a 1$ Bill, it costs the U.S. Mint .06 cents to mint a $1 coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>A bill lasts 6 months, a coin 15 years.... so shouldn&#039;t the government be making 30x the amount of money manufacturing bills vs. coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>Part 2.. The Federal Reserve orders money from the mint.. they pay $1 for $1 regardless plus a surcharge, so the same federal government that is making big money manufacturing bills and coins, is paying full value plus to distribute this currency.</p><p><br /></p><p>So... how is the government loosing money making bills..it&#039;s paying itself say $2.05 a year for those two singles vs. $1.05 for that single sacagawea.&nbsp; In the long run the government is paying itself $2.05 x 15 years for the same amount of currency as a single $1 coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>So am I daft, or missing some point?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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