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Pillar of the Community
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Washington crossing the Delaware is at least a change. Maybe they'll give Washington a new look too. I bet after so many years of looking to his right, he's got one heck of a stiff neck.
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... and add some relief to the coins. Something has been bothering me lately about recent coins and how they feel so cheap....there's no design relief. The high speed minting process for higher mintage numbers necessitated the lower relief. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Ah, the old "sacrifice quality for quantity" bit. Maybe we can get some technology that'll give us both?
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Maybe we can get some technology that'll give us both? If they would quit minting the cents, they would not have to!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hmm...there's always a trade-off.
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We could always have them double-up on the equipment and open another branch mint. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bring back the New Orleans mint, or just to see what mint mark theyd come up with open one up in Half.com Oregon or ZZyzx California  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Carson City! Then I could sell "rare" Carson City BU cents for like $200.00! They could open a mint in Fort Worth, Texas, to go with the BEP facility they already have.
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Maybe we can get some technology that'll give us both?
If they would quit minting the cents, they would not have to! OK, maybe I'm moving into the "end-the-cent" camp.... |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Return to this design from which original design? The NJ State Quarter used Washington crossing the Delaware. I don't expect a return to that exact design which is why I said A Washington crossing the Delaware design. Quote:
Maybe they'll give Washington a new look too. I'd have to check the legislation to be sure but I believe it specifies a return to the 1932-1998 obv design. |
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I think a special edition with a back similar to the Ike dollar would be apropos (and  ). After all - JFK is the one who pushed for us to put a man on the moon and this event has been classified as likely the most amazing event in the history of mankind's achievements. I really don't want them retired as collector's items since I like the look of this large of a coin in my set (note I did not say pocket ). But what a way to retire it if they have to. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I'd love to see all our currency and coins get a makeover. The bills can keep the same people I guess, but the coins really need brand new faces. Just my opinion. I agree with you about update and modernizing all of our currency and coins. Perhaps we should start a $3 bill honoring our prior first ladies. However, seriously I really don't put Kennedy on the same plane that Lincoln is looked on by what may be called a majority of the population. I believe the Lincoln did more for the country than Kennedy did and had a much bigger impact on the nation as a whole. But I do think that it is time to do away with the paper $1 bill and replace it with a dollar coin. I can see the Native American coin being a much better vehicle to accomplish this than the presidential coin series. The penny should be revamped to a different metal platform that is less expensive to use. All our coins do need updating, I can't see returning to the days of yesterday as a viable alternative. As an alternative the ovberse on the: Half dollar = buffalo Quarter = front of the Alamo Dime = Alligator Nickel = Long Horn Steer Penny = Model T ford In addition all coins should be smaller than the next larger coin. This way we can get back to size of our iconic dollar coins. |
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Even if the metal was given to the Mint for free it would cost more to make and distribute the Cent than it is worth. The only real solution is to revalue the dollar (ain't gonna happen!) or eliminate the cent altogether.
The nickel is in the same boat but it is more difficult to eliminate that due to the difficulties in rounding with quarters. If we had 20 cent pieces instead of quarters it would be easier.
Since any real change is pretty much a fantasy exercise anyway, if we were to keep the present valuation of coins and currency then I would suggest a coin slightly smaller than a current penny as the new 5 cent piece, slightly larger for the 10 cent piece and a new 20 cent piece slightly smaller than the current quarter. Each of these three "minor coins" would be copper colored zinc or aluminum. The 5 cent coin would have a flat rim, 10 cent coin would be 11-sided, the 20-cent piece would be scalloped.
Major coins could be a new sized 50-cent piece slightly larger than today's quarter, a dollar coin slightly smaller than today's half dollar and a 2-dollar coin slightly larger. the new half would be silver colored (chrome plated or a Cu-Ni mix) with flat edges The new dollar would be the same composition as the new half but 11 sided while the 2-dollar coin would have scalloped edges and perhaps a bi-metallic composition with a copper colored insert..
Eliminate the 1 and 2 Dollar bill and in a few years create a slightly larger 5-dollar coin and eliminate the 5 Dollar bill. Eliminate the $50 bill.
With 6 coins and 4 bills we would be doing quite well for the next decade or so while the cashless society ramps up and cash goes away.
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Pillar of the Community
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What I want to know is when will Dansco come out with an album for my future Bitcoin collection?
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ghostrider,
Love your idea for reviving the original plans that the government orginally had, to issue a $3 bill when the government first started issuing our current currency.
*** your suggestion for a redesign of the $1 is not appropriate for this forum. Link removed. ***
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