Those God Damned Republicans. If it wasn't for them we'd have gotten rid of pennies years ago. Republicans suck for keeping pennies alive. (I hate Republicans.)
The first bar chart shows how many cents it costs to make one of each of the coins and a dollar bill. The second bar chart shows how much it costs to make a dollar's worth of each coin and a dollar bill. Shouldn't both charts have the same cost for the dollar bill? Am I missing something?
There's a note below the second chart. They're talking about the value of producing these over a period of time.
Coins last much longer, 25 years compared to 6 years for a dollar bill. So, how much do they really cost in the long run is what showing in the second chart.
Basically, despite the fact that bills last 6 years, it's still cheaper to replace them.
Ah... I knew I had to be missing something. That makes sense. Also seeing that coins last for about 25 years makes the cost to produce not seem as bad.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 19.2 ms ] threadCoins last much longer, 25 years compared to 6 years for a dollar bill. So, how much do they really cost in the long run is what showing in the second chart.
Basically, despite the fact that bills last 6 years, it's still cheaper to replace them.