New Nickel

Submitted by Bill St. Clair on Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:00:00 GMT

From kaba:

"Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you." -- Pericles (430 BC)

# For some reason, they've changed the design of the nickel. The old design predated me. I like the buffalo on the reverse of the new design, but I'm not used to the big Jefferson side-view on the front. Click for higher resolution images, or get much better ones from the U.S. Mint.

# Fred on Everything - The Road To Margaritaville: It Beats Scarsdale - some practical advice on moving to Mexico. [clairefiles]

# Jeff Cooper's Commentaries - August 2005: Shooting Weather - pistol sights rarely need adjustment; Columbus, Ohio bans semi-auto pistols, but not revolers; f.b.i officialy concludes that bullet placemet stops fights; "The United States of America constitute the last best hope of Earth. The National Rifle Association of America is the firmest and most dedicated guarantor of liberty in the United States. We have only four million members, where we should have forty million more. Thus it behooves every member to recruit himself one new member at least every year."; kudos to Marine Colonel Christopher Bourne; long description of quick process to zero a rifle; macho men; military medals; proper meaning of words considered important; best not brag about long shots; the importance of marksmanship training for soldiers; ping-pong bolt handle on Steyr Scout; Steyr Scout: "the ultimate digital rifle"; in the English language, the male pronoun embraces the female; household practicality of the compact .22 pistol; C Stories; combat anecdotes from the sand box.

# Bernard Buff at The Albany Times Union - Gun makers shouldn't be liable for misuse - in defense of S.397.

# Garry Reed, The Loose Cannon Libertarian - Shunning the Real ID Enablers - Because of their support for Real ID, Mr. Reed is boycotting Hewlett Packard and shunning Internet Explorer for Firefox. For some reason he doesn't think switching to Linux will work for him.

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U.S. Mint

Submitted by Kayden P on Wed, 20 May 2009 05:30:54 GMT

Money is a work of art, science and technology honed from generation to generation. The U.S. Mint is the organization responsible for printing and coining money. There are U.S. Mint production facilities in several locations across the country, and they have a new product to put out. The new thing they are rolling out is a new penny series. The new pennies, which will take more in installment loans to make than they are worth, feature several scenes of Abraham Lincoln (since we're on a bit of a Lincoln kick these days) from childhood, his tenure in the Senate, and during the construction of the capitol building. It's a noble effort, but with the cost of the new equipment and design, one wonders if the U.S. Mint will need debt relief from coining pennies.

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