H.R.5512 - Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008

To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Official: To reduce the costs of producing 1-cent and 5-cent coins, provide authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to perform research and development on new metallic content for circulating coins, and to require biennial reports to Congress on circulating coin production costs and possible alternative metallic content. as amended by house.
  • Short: Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 as passed house.

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11/27/08
Sovereign Funds: Opportunities and concerns - April 22nd, 2008 ...

RON PAUL, Don’t Fear Sovereign Wealth Funds, Hearing Before the Financial Services Committee, Joint Subcommittee Hearing, HR 5512 (March 5, 2008). http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul441.html. KIMMITT, supra note 36. ...

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10/03/08
HR 5512: Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008

The House passed the HR 5512: Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 in May. Sponsors of the bill: Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH] Cosponsors [as of 2008-09-27] Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA] Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL] ...

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09/29/08
august 2008 new materials

call no: ae 1.102:d 63/4, title: making archives accessible for people with disabilities / frank h. serene. author: serene, frank h. imprint: [washington, dc : national archives and records administration, 2008?] ...

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09/29/08
METRA 72-5512 FORD-MAZDA SPEAKER HARNESS PAIR

HR 5512: Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 (GovTrack.us) A bill in the US Congress: To reduce the costs of producing 1-cent and 5-cent coins, provide authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to perform research and . ...

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09/27/08
Bailout Compromise Reeks Of Socialism, Appoint Ron Paul :: Liberty ...

H.R. 5512 calls for the manufacture of a steel cent within 180 days of the bill’s passage. The coin is to be treated so that it will have a copper appearance like the current copper-plated zinc cent. The legislation was introduced Feb. ...

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08/18/08
Steel Cents and Nickels Dead in the Water?

The goal of the bill, which it titled Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 - HR 5512, was directed toward saving money after high copper prices pushed production costs of the penny up to about 1.26 cents and the nickel to ...

Source: Coin News
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07/08/08
Two Letters Re: Amassing Copper Pennies--By the Ton!

The bill, HR 5512, was authored by Congressman Zack Space, of Ohio. Space's bill has already passed in in the House, and will most likely pass in the Senate and be enacted, but there are no guarantees. At this juncture, I should repeat ...

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07/05/08
GoErie.com: How much does a penny cost? More than it's worth

The dollar coin, meanwhile, costs about 16 cents to make, according to the Mint. -- -- -- The House bill is H.R. 5512. -- -- -- U.S. Mint: www.usmint.gov. House Committee on Financial Services: http://financialservices.house.gov ...

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06/19/08
The National Expositor - New Steel Penny, Another Sign the Dollar ...

The United States House Of Representatives has already passed a bill, HR 5512, authorizing the Treasury Department to substitute steel for the nickel and copper now used in American pennies and nickels. The rationale is that, ...

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06/18/08
Wooden Nickels and Steel Pennies

The United States House Of Representatives has already passed a bill, HR 5512, authorizing the Treasury Department to substitute steel for the nickel and copper now used in American pennies and nickels. The rationale is that, ...

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06/18/08
[FND] 06/19 -- Drooling home-schooling ruling; Postmortem on the ...

Representatives has already passed a bill, HR 5512, authorizing the Treasury Department to substitute steel for the nickel and copper now used in American pennies and nickels." (06/18/08). http://mises.org/story/3011 ...

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06/18/08
Forget Copper Pennies, Steel Pennies are on the way for the first ...

The United States House Of Representatives has already passed a bill, HR 5512, authorizing the Treasury Department to substitute steel for the nickel and copper now used in American pennies and nickels. The rationale is that, ...

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06/17/08
wooden nickels and steel pennies

the united states house of representatives has already passed a bill, hr 5512, authorizing the treasury department to substitute steel for the nickel and copper now used in american pennies and nickels. full article.

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06/17/08
Wooden Nickels and Steel Pennies

Daily Article by Dan McLaughlin | Posted on 6/18/2008. “Don’t take any wooden nickels” was an admonition to be careful in your dealings because someone might try to pay you with worthless money. Wooden coins were actually used in trade ...

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06/17/08
Wooden Nickels and Steel Pennies

"Don't take any wooden nickels" was an admonition to be careful in your dealings because someone might try to pay you with worthless money. The United States House Of Representatives has already passed a bill, HR 5512, authorizing the ...

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06/17/08
Wooden Nickels and Steel Pennies

Dan McLaughlin Ludwig von Mises Institute June 18, 2008. “Don’t take any wooden nickels” was an admonition to be careful in your dealings because someone might try to pay you with worthless money. Wooden coins were actually used in ...

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06/17/08
Wooden Nickels and Steel Pennies

Dan McLaughlin Ludwig von Mises Institute June 18, 2008. “Don’t take any wooden nickels” was an admonition to be careful in your dealings because someone might try to pay you with worthless money. Wooden coins were actually used in ...

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06/17/08
Wooden Nickels and Steel Pennies

"Don't take any wooden nickels" was an admonition to be careful in your dealings because someone might try to pay you with worthless money. Wooden coins were actually used in trade in America in certain limited circumstances on a local ...

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06/17/08
New Steel Penny, Another Sign The Dollar is Dying

Don't take any wooden nickels" was an admonition to be careful in your dealings because someone might try to pay you with worthless money. The United States House Of Representatives has already passed a bill, HR 5512, authorizing the ...

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06/17/08
Thursday June 19 Housing and Economic stories

The United States House Of Representatives has already passed a bill, HR 5512, authorizing the Treasury Department to substitute steel for the nickel and copper now used in American pennies and nickels. This is not the first time in ...

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06/17/08
Wooden Nickels and Steel Pennies

The United States House Of Representatives has already passed a bill, HR 5512, authorizing the Treasury Department to substitute steel for the nickel and copper now used in American pennies and nickels. FULL ARTICLE.

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06/17/08
Wooden nickels and steel pennies

The United States House Of Representatives has already passed a bill, HR 5512, authorizing the Treasury Department to substitute steel for the nickel and copper now used in American pennies and nickels.” (06/18/08)

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06/16/08
Wooden Nickels and Steel Pennies - Dan McLaughlin - Mises Institute

The United States House Of Representatives has already passed a bill, HR 5512, authorizing the Treasury Department to substitute steel for the nickel and copper now used in American pennies and nickels. The rationale is that, ...

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06/14/08
Ron Paul on the steel penny bill | blog of bile

HR 5512 is a sad commentary on how far we have fallen, not just since the days of the Founders, but only in the last 75 to 100 years. We could not maintain the gold standard nor the silver standard. We could not maintain the copper ...

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06/10/08
Coin Collector's Blog

When the bill passed the House, Moy was quick to disagree with H.R. 5512 by suggesting that the Mint should have more control over the composition and design of the coins. He also requested that the bill be changed to provide more time ...

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05/15/08
Steel cent proposal wins in House vote - NumisMaster

That’s when the Us House of Representatives unanimously approved the “Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008,” HR 5512. Partisan shenanigans the previous two days were forgotten, and both sides of the aisle spoke favorably ...

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05/14/08
$$: US Ditches Zinc Penny for Steel Version -- Compare US with the ...

There is a lot of good stuff in this posting, so keep going, . . . Our money is worth so little that it costs more for the materials to make pennies than the coins are worth. Read below about our government's possible plans for changes ...

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05/14/08
Rocket man

related posts: excerpts from ron paul examine on housing bailout, ron paul assertion on capital, inflation and government from march 31, 2008, ron paul statement on hr 5512 to change pennies from copper to steel, new ron paul statement ...

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05/12/08
Roskam Penny Provisions Pass House, Save $1 Billion

Roskam (R-IL) today was pleased to see the passage of HR 5512, the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008, a Democratic bill that contained many provisions authored by Roskam in HR 4036, the Cents and Sensibility Act.

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05/11/08
Citing copper and zinc costs, House votes for return of steel ...

The bill is H.R. 5512. * * *. Join GATA here:. Vancouver World Resource Investment Conference Sunday-Monday, June 15-16, 2008 Vancouver Exhibition and Convention Centre http://www.cambridgeconferences.com/ch_june2008.html ...

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