There's an email going around instructing you to NOT receive any of the new dollar coins that are going into circulation (or maybe they are already) because the motto "In God We Trust" has been removed from them.
I don't believe we NEED "In God We Trust" on our currency in order to make transactions, however, I understand the principle behind the purpose of the email. It would be one more step in removing any recognition of God in our culture, and that is troubling.
However, the email is incorrect. "In God We Trust" has not been removed, it has been moved. Instead of finding it on the face of the coin, it has been stamped into the edge of the coin. That area that one would normally associate as the rough rim of a quarter, or the smooth rim of a nickel - there you will find "E Pluribus Unum" and "In God We Trust."
So do the person who sends you this email a favor. Enlighten them with the truth. It is in short supply these days.
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