(plural paradigm shifts) 1  A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. ( US) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new belief.
The use of IN GOD WE TRUST has not been uninterrupted. The motto disappeared from the five-cent coin in 1883, and did not reappear until production of the Jefferson nickel began in 1938. Since 1938, all United States coins bear the inscription.
Banks Where You Can Still Count Your Change. June 2, 2011 12:33 pm June 2, 2011 12:33 pm. Courtesy TD BankUsing the change-counting machine at TD Bank. Change-counting machines seemed to be going by the wayside, leaving consumers with nowhere to put all those coins they pull out from under their couch cushions.