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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 2476242, member: 15588&quot;]When I toured the Denver mint last month the tour guide addressed the &quot;each cent costs 1.5 cents to make&quot; rumor. He said it&#039;s completely true, but added something else that the press never says: they make an absolute killing on the quarter (I don&#039;t remember the exact sum, but I think he said it costs 7 cents to make a quarter). As such, the mint makes such an immense profit that they really don&#039;t consider the cost differential of the cent an issue. Again, the exact figure remains a little fuzzy, but I think he said the mint made a $500 million dollar profit last year. Even if it&#039;s half that amount, that&#039;s an incredible sum for a government agency. And they are completely self-funded.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s what they tell the public on tours, at least.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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