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		christonog on Feb 27, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Perfect example of real-life hacking Actually the U.S. Mint is one of the few government bodies that is widely profitable. http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/?flash=yes&action=press_... Granted it's from 2001, but I visited the mint in Denver earlier this year and they still claim the same thing.

dangrover on Feb 27, 2010 [–]

I'd hope they're profitable, given that they're literally printing money.

christonog on Feb 28, 2010 | [–]

Hate to be nitpicky, but the U.S. Mint does not print anything. They mint coins. They fund operations with licensing the Minting machines to other nations and collectible coins. They also at one point minted other nations'coins.

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