#292: Dollar Coins In The Wild

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Planet Money

The economy explained.

Englisch , Wirtschaft , Nachrichten

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vor 14 Jahren

On today's Planet Money, more twists and turns in our story about the more than one billion dollar coins sitting unused in government vaults:We talk to self-described 'travel hackers' who use frequent-flier mile credit cards to buy dollar coins and pile up miles.And we learn that the U.S. Mint — just today! — said it would stop letting people use credit cards to buy the coins.Also on the show: Why they love U.S. dollar coins in Ecuador.