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Posted 03/02/2010 4:45 pm
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The problem is it takes an act of congress to have the new designs. (although the mint director can technically change the designs if they are old enough.) Congress will most likely squabble over taking a D or "R" off of a coin or be looked at the guy that hates Geo Washington cause he took him off the quarter.
The problem is it takes an act of congress to have the new designs. (although the mint director can technically change the designs if they are old enough.) Congress will most likely squabble over taking a D or "R" off of a coin or be looked at the guy that hates Geo Washington cause he took him off the quarter.
That's just it, it DOESN'T take an act of Congress. The Sec of the Treasury (Not the Mint Director) can make the change on his says so without having to go to or through Congress. The problem is if he does Congress will get its knickers up in a wad and start screaming about the loss of their power. Unfortuntely our best chance to get it done was back when Lloyd Benson was Sec of the Treasury because when he was leaving the office he was also retiring from public office. He could have gotten away with it because he wasn't going to have anyone he would have to answer to afterwards. Today all he can change is the obv of the cent, the dime, and the half dollar which doesn't circulate anyway. Can't change the five cent now until 2031, and even then the reverse will still have to have Monticello on it. The obv of the quarter can be changed in 2024 about three years into a possible second round of national parks (T Roosevelt anyone?)
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I think it is high-time (pun intended) we recognized "The man that lit the world" in some way other than a deteriorating statue at Niagara falls.
I think it is high-time (pun intended) we recognized "The man that lit the world" in some way other than a deteriorating statue at Niagara falls.
I agree. Where would this world be without Tesla's Alternating Current system. But I would still prefer it to be a circulating commemorative, even multi year, than just a "Here is your new coin design."
