20 Mind-Blowing Facts You Never Knew About The United States

7. The Government Spends 9.4 Cents For Every Nickel It Makes

Due to inflation, American coinage has nosedived in popularity with her citizens. First it was the penny (the copper-colored fellow depicting Abraham Lincoln) that seemed valueless, but now the nickel (the silvered-colored odd-coin-out of American currency depicting Thomas Jefferson) isn't far behind. In fact, for almost a decade America has lost money on every nickel her government mints. The nickel has a face value of $0.05, but costs about twice as much as that to make. Don't worry, they plan on making it up with volume.