#commemorative-1-coin

#commemorative-1-coin

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The In-N-Out coin dates back to 1958, when founder Harry Snyder began handing them out to promote his chain, which had only a few locations at the time.

"Under President Trump's leadership, we are on a path toward unprecedented economic growth, lasting dollar dominance, and fiscal strength and stability," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement announcing the decision.

A consultation last July found that 60% of the 44,000 responses backed the idea of taking nature as the theme, just in front of architecture and landmarks on 56%, and way ahead of historic figures at a measly 38%. Whether the public would have been quite so keen if they'd known upfront that household pets would be explicitly excluded from possible designs, I'm not so sure.

We know that people find old Irish banknotes and coins all the time, so the exchange of old money is an important service we provide to the public. We have a standard procedure in place to assist people, and we also have increased checks for exchanges above €750 to ensure source of funds and proof of ownership.