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New Member
United States
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Ever notice that since politicians made their appearance on our coins that they have tended to stay there?
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Valued Member
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Reagan? What are those? !
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United States
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Quote: Ever notice that since politicians made their appearance on our coins that they have tended to stay there? Nail: Meet head! The problem with putting politicians on coins is that it becomes political to change it. Lincoln, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Washington were all accomplished men and certainly are well deserving of recognition. Coins, however are symbols of the nation and should not memorialize individuals. They should commemorate accomplishments and ideals of the nation as a whole. Liberty, Justice and the American Way should be topics, not individuals, regardless of their accomplishments. In a monarchy I can understand the effigy of the monarch but in a republic like the USA we should not have real people on coins or currency.
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Quote: Ever notice that since politicians made their appearance on our coins that they have tended to stay there? Yup.  Quote: In a monarchy I can understand the effigy of the monarch but in a republic like the USA we should not have real people on coins or currency. Yup Yup. 
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Bedrock of the Community
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United States
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Quote: Reagan? What are those?! Yes, what are those?
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Canada
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they look like silver rounds.
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United States
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OcalaFlorida - Must we beg to find out more about those dimes that Nancy clearly stated the Gipper would not approve of?  Come on. Where'd they come from? Jack PS - I WANT ONE!!
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United States
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United States
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Would rather see the Mercury dime reissued for circulation in 2016 then a Roosevelt.
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United States
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 I would love to see at some point, a non politician coin again. A classic design of Liberty, Columbia, even an immigrant or something of that manner since it's where we all came from (or at least part of most of us)
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