1. The US Mint is a government agency, not a for-profit business. Their primary goal is not 'making money' in the profit sense.
2. By your argument, they should be actively coining the sacs (or at least getting them out to the public) as people are more likely to collect coins than bills, thus removing them from circulation.
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Date: 2005-07-15 06:09 pm (UTC)1. The US Mint is a government agency, not a for-profit business. Their primary goal is not 'making money' in the profit sense.
2. By your argument, they should be actively coining the sacs (or at least getting them out to the public) as people are more likely to collect coins than bills, thus removing them from circulation.