標題：硬幣領域

亞伯拉罕·林肯（Abraham Lincoln）的相似之處在賓夕法尼亞州哈弗敦（Havertown）的美國一分錢上看到。機場安全檢查站的數據顯示，美國人尚未準備好放棄自己的硬幣。

It’s a tale told in nearly every culture throughout history. In the beginning, there was nothing. Then, poof, there was something.

這是整個歷史上幾乎每種文化的故事。一開始，什麼都沒有。然後，PO，有東西。

The something in this case is the coin, a nearly useless artifact in today’s cashless society. Yet, despite the nearly ubiquitous use of credit cards, debit cards and contactless payment technologies, coins remain in circulation.

在這種情況下，硬幣是當今無現金社會中幾乎無用的文物。然而，儘管使用信用卡，借記卡和非接觸式支付技術幾乎無處不在，但硬幣仍在流通。

And while air travel demand has yet to fully recover from the pandemic, air passenger numbers are rising.

儘管空中旅行需求尚未完全從大流行中恢復，但空中乘客人數正在增加。

Together, the two trends suggest that the American consumer isn’t quite ready to abandon coins just yet.

這兩個趨勢一起表明，美國消費者還沒有準備好放棄硬幣。

Cashless technologies are quickly gaining popularity around the world. In many countries, coins have largely disappeared from daily use.

無現金技術正在迅速在世界範圍內越來越受歡迎。在許多國家，硬幣在每日使用中大大消失了。

But in the U.S., coins are still a part of the fabric of society. They’re used to pay for small purchases, and they’re often collected by children and adults alike.

但是在美國，硬幣仍然是社會結構的一部分。它們用來支付少量購買費用，通常由兒童和成人收集。

Coins also play an important role in U.S. history and culture. The likeness of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, is seen on every penny.

硬幣在美國的歷史和文化中也起著重要作用。每一分錢都可以看到第16任總統亞伯拉罕·林肯（Abraham Lincoln）的相似之處。

The penny was first introduced in 1864 during the Civil War to help fund the Union war effort. It’s also the lowest denomination coin in U.S. currency.

一分錢是在內戰期間於1864年首次引入的，以幫助資助聯盟戰爭的努力。這也是美國貨幣中最低的面額硬幣。

The coin was originally made of 95 percent copper and 5 percent tin. But in 1982, the composition was changed to 99.2 percent copper and 0.8 percent zinc to reduce costs.

硬幣最初由95％的銅和5％的錫製成。但是在1982年，該成分被更改為99.2％的銅和0.8％的鋅，以降低成本。

Pennies are produced at the U.S. Mint’s facilities in Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. Each coin has a letter "P," "D" or "S," respectively, on the lower right edge of the obverse, or heads, side to indicate the mint where it was made.

便士是在費城，丹佛和舊金山的美國造幣廠設施生產的。每個硬幣分別有一個字母“ P”，“ D”或“ S”，在正面或頭部的右下邊緣，以指示製成的薄荷。

Pennies are also the only U.S. coins that can be collected in mint condition in rolls of 50 coins or in coin collecting sets, such as the Proof Set and the Silver Set.

便士也是唯一可以在50個硬幣或硬幣收集組中以薄荷狀態收集的美國硬幣，例如證明集和銀組。

Coins are still very much used in the U.S., though they are slowly being phased out.

儘管硬幣正在慢慢被淘汰，但在美國仍然非常使用。

Today, many stores accept a wide variety of contactless payment technologies, including Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay.

如今，許多商店都接受各種非接觸式支付技術，包括Apple Pay，Google Pay和Samsung Pay。

Cashless technologies are also being used by food delivery services, such as DoorDash, Instacart and Uber Eats.

食品送貨服務（例如Doordash，Instacart和Uber Eats）也使用了無現金技術。

Despite the growing popularity of cashless technologies, coins are still a part of American life. And while they may not be as necessary as they once were, they are still a symbol of U.S. history, culture and consumer behavior.

儘管無現金技術越來越受歡迎，但硬幣仍然是美國生活的一部分。儘管它們可能不像以前那樣必要，但它們仍然是美國歷史，文化和消費者行為的象徵。

As the old saying goes, "Don't spend it all in one place." Or in this case, don't eat all the Slim Pale Ale in one sitting.

正如古老的俗話說：“不要把這全部花在一個地方。”或者在這種情況下，不要一次坐著吃所有苗條的淡啤酒。