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US Mint offers 2 for 1 on new $1 coins. Double your money!
Buy George! In an unprecedented marketing move by the US Mint, banks tomorrow will begin exchanging $1 bills for TWO of the new $1 coins, released only a few weeks ago. Got a $1 bill? Get $2 in coins back. Got 100 $1 bills? Get $200 in coins. [more]
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Europe has the Euro. Are you ready for The Amero?
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FREE fluorescent lightbulbs - a very bright idea
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