(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.
Actually most modern U.S. coins are almost entirely copper. Nickels are 75% copper; dimes, quarters, and halves are 92% copper, and dollars are 88.5% copper (source: U.S â¦. Mint). The only coin that's NOT mostly copper is the penny. Starting in mid-1982 the coin's composition was changed to a core of 97.5% zinc with a plating of 2.5% copper.