The Most Exciting Change America Has Ever Seen

6/23/202643 min

Billions of state quarters disappeared from circulation...and that was exactly the plan.

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First 90 seconds

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Roman Mars· Host0:59
This is 99% Invisible. I'm Roman Mars. [upbeat music] This past February, the American Numismatic Association held its annual convention at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia.
Philip Diehl· Guest1:15
Good morning. Good morning. Uh-huh. 6:00 today.
Roman Mars· Host1:20
For the uninitiated, numismatics is the fancy word for coins and the study of coins.
Katie Thornton1:27
Okay, massive