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Good morning, Houston. In place of the usual Morning Roundup, we've decided to offer you some good, all-American July 4 information to begin your holiday. And ours — we're taking the day off to spend with our families and friends, as we hope you are (you may see a few posts today, but we'll get back to our usual schedule tomorrow). Before we head out, though, did you know: There are 30 places in... more ›

So here's a numismatic question: Does anyone ever use Sacagawea dollars, the golden $1 coins the U.S. Mint started churning out in 2000? More than a billion of them are in circulation, but Houstonist never gets one in change. It makes us wonder just how well the Mint's latest foray into dollar coins, the presidential dollar, is going to work out. But we'll know pretty soon: The first presidential dollar, featuring the mug of George... more ›