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On the case: Recession, formula, and greenbacks

Planet Money

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Is There a Single Person Responsible for Writing Out Numbers on Coins?

This is a listener questions episode, so looks like we've got a few seconds of recording. Have you ever noticed there are not numbers on ou s coins? Instead, we spell out one cent, five cent, an quarter dollar. So was there a single person responsible for writting out numbers on coins? You have a culprit?

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