Yes, its not really a big deal one way or another. But it is fun when calling commands on your own node comes in handy for social media debates.

good explanation, you and Lopp covered all the bases

I noticed the same thing on Clark Moody then ate a sandwich and forgot about it

Bell_curve

I believe that the miner is in charge of creating the coinbase transaction they include in their block template. If they find a successful block, this tx sends 

 the epoch's limit of coins to the addresses they designate. But they also can send less than the full subsidy amount, effectively not claiming it all. That amount of Bitcoin just never gets mined.

I assume of was early bitcoiners who were experimenting or of was accidental.

bitcoin

bitcoin_beginners

Are there 20 million bitcoins yet?

Scoresby

I believe that the miner is in charge of creating the coinbase transaction they include in their block template. If they find a successful block, this tx sends *up to* the epoch's limit of coins to the addresses they designate. But they also can send less than the full subsidy amount, effectively not claiming it all. That amount of Bitcoin just never gets mined. 

I assume of was early bitcoiners who were experimenting or of was accidental.