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Posted 03/07/2010 6:03 pm
Posted 03/04/2010 6:42 pm
I agree with this statement. There are too many dead men on American money already. Now we have the Presidential dollars so each president will get his name and face on a coin. However, I vastly prefer the Native American dollars over the Presidential dollars. They're nicer in appearance, IMOHO.
It would be great to have coins and paper money with Miss Liberty and symbolism instead of your favorite president gracing the front. They've been talking about putting Reagan's face on coins, on Mount Rushmore and now on the $50 bill. They've named office buildings, expressways, airports, etc after him. Knowing what he was like during his presidency, I don't think he would approve of all of this fuss.
Indian head pennies, Mercury dimes, Buffalo nickels, Walking Liberty quarters..... we had them all now but with the exception of one coin it's all dead presidents. Does anyone use the $50 bill anymore anyway?
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Dead leaders for commemoratives only.
With respect to the U.S. I believe that idolatry on U.S. tender is pretentious, pompous, and even dangerous for a democratic republic; Government is supposed to be "of the people, by the people, for the people" -- not a medium to subjectively deify politicians.
Reagan is proffered, yet could we actually imagine a "Carter Quarter", a "Hoover Half", or a "Nixon Nickel?" No - as it should be, and neither should it be for historically-subjective "rock stars" like Reagan, Roosevelt, et al.
I'm all for the return of symbolism for regular issues.
Dead leaders for commemoratives only.
With respect to the U.S. I believe that idolatry on U.S. tender is pretentious, pompous, and even dangerous for a democratic republic; Government is supposed to be "of the people, by the people, for the people" -- not a medium to subjectively deify politicians.
Reagan is proffered, yet could we actually imagine a "Carter Quarter", a "Hoover Half", or a "Nixon Nickel?" No - as it should be, and neither should it be for historically-subjective "rock stars" like Reagan, Roosevelt, et al.
I'm all for the return of symbolism for regular issues.
I agree with this statement. There are too many dead men on American money already. Now we have the Presidential dollars so each president will get his name and face on a coin. However, I vastly prefer the Native American dollars over the Presidential dollars. They're nicer in appearance, IMOHO.
It would be great to have coins and paper money with Miss Liberty and symbolism instead of your favorite president gracing the front. They've been talking about putting Reagan's face on coins, on Mount Rushmore and now on the $50 bill. They've named office buildings, expressways, airports, etc after him. Knowing what he was like during his presidency, I don't think he would approve of all of this fuss.
Indian head pennies, Mercury dimes, Buffalo nickels, Walking Liberty quarters..... we had them all now but with the exception of one coin it's all dead presidents. Does anyone use the $50 bill anymore anyway?
