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They were impractically large and nobody used them, other than casinos.
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Too big and impractical. And he just ain't that good lookin  |
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Quote:Because we are surrounded by idiots...   |
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Too big and impractical. And he just ain't that good lookin Oh, not nice. Not nice at all!   Besides, they were made for collecting, not spending.  |
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Because Jimmy Carter signed a new law in October of 1978 (Public Law 95-447; 31 USC 324b-1) cited as the " Susan B. Anthony dollar Coin Act of 1978". edit: Just refreshed and noticed jbuck's reply...yeah...that's it. ;) Edited by NPCoin
06/30/2011 6:02 pm
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Yeah, I was still looking it up, but wanted to make sure I had the first reply.  |
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I am going with the people are idiots thing. No practical reason IMO. Just as there is NO practical reason that there are still one dollar bills being made and used. IDIOTS.
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It's not because of idiots (well not entirely) but because the Gov is filled with TOO MANY people that can't agree on anything, so they choose the better of the worse so to speak. Also many of them think they are the ONLY ones qualified to make any decisions so they will NEVER agree with anyone else.
Thus, nothing really useful ever gets done. That's why many countries choose a dictator, except now the person in power gets money hungry and ruins the country...
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I agree with shrinking the dolla coin if they are going to make it out of worthless metals but not the desire to railroad SBA on it for the sake of PC. Same with the Sackies, I mean they don't even know what she looks like so you might as well make it into something we'd enjoy staring at. Edited by jarwulf
06/30/2011 7:15 pm
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Same reason for the kenedys........vending machines
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I just thought of something. If the Ikes saw their greatest use in casinos, I wonder if one could still get some Morgan or Peace dollars from a casino cashier in the '70's for the dollar slots. A man told me once that when he was playing the half dollar slots, it was still not unheard of to receive in addition to the clad coins, silver Kennedys and Franklins from the cashier or the machine itself. Edited by SilverRoosevelt
06/30/2011 8:40 pm
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We sons of Kansas are frowning at GO's answer. Tsk.
However, those clad cartwheels indeed were too big and unwieldy. At least Ike will get his chance to be on a decently-sized coin in a few years.
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Too big and impractical. And he just ain't that good lookin
If I didn't know better, I would swear you were talking about me!
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It obviously was not changed from the Ike dollar to the SBA because of looks. Yeesh! The SBA dollar has to be the UGLIEST coin the US ever produced. The size was just too big for people to accept. Not that most people accept the smaller dollar coin any more now ... |
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Posted 06/30/2011 5:47 pm
