(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.
. . The Royal Canadian Mint stopped making new pennies in May, 2012, after the government announced in its spring budget itâs discontinuing the coin. On February 4, 2013, the Mint will stop distributing pennies to financial institutions, marking an official end to the era of the penny.