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Oooh. 5.5 billion /pinky raised to mouth/. Add a zero or two and cut the years in half and you may have something. That kind of money in this kind of economy is rather inconsequential.

Anonymous electro cash. That's the win. I am not a fan of a cashless future if we lose our anonymity in the process.

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You're right. Coins are cheaper than bills, but $183M per year isn't going to balance the budget. Basically, keeping the $1 in bill form is costing 60 cents per American per year.

It probably costs that much in gasoline carting the things around.

After the 700 billion TARP bailout that our government minted on a whim, I've never looked at Federal money the same way. If it's not 12 digits, it's definitely inconsequential.

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