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A push to simplify credit card 'gobbledygook'

Have you ever read your credit card contract? If not, you're not alone. Most cardholders never read the long complicated legalese in a credit card agreement.

Braille silver dollar goes on sale

The U.S. Mint will begin accepting orders Thursday for the first coin to feature readable Braille.

Jazz man is first African-American to solo on U.S. circulating coin

The United States Mint launched a new coin Tuesday featuring jazz legend Duke Ellington, making him the first African-American to appear by himself on a circulating U.S. coin.

Fortune: Gold shines on

Gold may have a special place in the hearts of many investors, but it has not been immune from the forces that have hammered commodities from aluminum to zinc this year - the rising dollar and drastic economic slowdown. Since hitting a record near $1,030 an ounce in March, the price of gold has fallen about 25% to $775 as of Monday. Even so, the precious metal should still shine for investors in 2009.

CNNMoney: New Lincoln penny designs unveiled

For the first time in 50 years, the penny is getting redesigned, with four versions coming next year to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, the U.S. Mint announced Monday.

Time.com: First US Braille Coin Unveiled

Officials unveiled the prototype of the first U.S. coin with readable Braille characters on Wednesday -- a silver dollar commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille

CNNMoney: Getting rich off 'God-less' dollar coins

Some owners of the recently released George Washington Presidential coins unwittingly got a little more bang for their buck - and they have God to thank.

CNNMoney: Presidential $1 coin unveiled to mixed reviews

Coin enthusiasts and casual collectors lined up Thursday morning at Grand Central Terminal in New York for the first opportunity to get the $1 presidential coin - but the new coin's widespread adoption is far from guaranteed.

CNNMoney: Presidential dollar coin on the way

The U.S. Mint will issue a dollar coin featuring the likeness of George Washington this Thursday, the first in the series of presidential coin dollars.

CNNMoney: First Ladies to debut on new gold coin

The U.S. Mint is issuing a new series of gold collector coins that feature the nation's early First Ladies, the Mint said Tuesday.

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