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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rodeoclown, post: 1297091, member: 34005&quot;]Poor analogy since the Treasury Department is not a stockholder of the U.S. Mint which is also not a corporation. The Mint is a government subsidy and they&#039;re goal is not to make maximum profit ever, they&#039;re goal is to pay their bills and operating costs. The USPS is another fine example of a government subsidy, they are not out to make profit. (Sadly they use lose more money than they currently take in)</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I understand, it&#039;s not just the cost of the metals in the coins that drive the cost, you have to also factor in the operating costs, etc. The penny might cost them .005 in metal content but the manufacturing, employee salaries, etc all factor in as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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