The highly debatable topic of retiring the United States cent, as well as an increase towards the same for the Five cent, has lately appeared as an almost regular discussion in multiple collecting formats, from printed publications to online forums. Within the past several, this very subject seems to be spreading beyond the collector rhelm to the general public, both posing the question as to why both denominations remain viable when their cost to manufacture far exceeds their face value. By comparison, this week's blog discusses another growing debate subject, the U.S dollar coin.