Suggestion For Harriet Tubman

Elementary, Dr. Watson.

 

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The more I know about teachers nowadays, the more I cherish the nuns that taught me in elementary school.

 

My wife was an English teacher in high school for over 30 years. Little by little, the texts deleted prose and poetry that didn't fit the Department of Education's idea of history. The western movement is but only little in history books today. Only one paragraph was used to tell children that there was a western movement. The Mormons had covered wagons, handcarts, and walking to get them away from the mobs and killers, just because they didn't like their beliefs. Illinois and Missouri had mobs killing men, women, and children because of religious as well as political beliefs. The Mormons were anti-slavery and their citizens were a large voting group that could change laws in those states. The way they were treated was to kill them.
Has on coin or currency been made to commemorate the Mormons opening of the west as well as befriend our Native Americans. Is it too late to vote to show a coin with them riding and walking across the plains.

 

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Since the concept of nationalities always seems to be tossed in and all mixed up with the concept of historical importance...
I'll offer two interesting tid-bits, or at least I think they are...

I was in various leadership rolls for the past 2 years with the 2020 Census, I started in the very "Early Operations"...The results from the (sort of) completion (nonsense politics aside) of the 2020 Census will be fascinating for us data nerds to see. But here are the projections/estimates https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?q=United States&g=0100000US
And many of us say origin or ethnicity in lieu of race...There is only one race here, "human" (Homo sapien).

...And this is what happens when things get "all mixed up"!

 

Having not read this whole...as it seems many of the posts are arguing back and forth...here is my take on our currency.

I do agree that it is time that our currency reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity that makes this country both unique and great. That being said, I am totally and 100% against the deception of dead people on our coins and currency. I would love to see us depict foundational beliefs on our coins and currency again (liberty, justice, ect.) in the forms of people. This could easily be done in a culturally diverse way (they issued a gold commemorative a year or two ago depicting Liberty as an African-American girl).

I'm OK with people being honor on commemorative coins...but I think circulating currency should depict our values and foundational beliefs. This country was founded as a melting pot of cultures and I don't see why that would be so hard to do.

 

I don't like the idea of putting Tubman on the $20.00. I also don't think Jackson should be on the $20.00 either. I think the perfect person to put on the $20.00 is Fredrick Douglas. I'm attaching a picture of him I got on line. His image gives the impression of strength and power. I don't get that type of feeling with Tubman. Both were great people during their time but, I think Douglas's image implies power. You can see it in his face. When I look at his picture it gives me the impression that you don't want to mess with this guy. It's just a really cool image.

 

I'm sorry, did I miss something? When was Benjamin Franklin President?

 

How about Famous Sports Figures?

discuss.....

 

Interesting data. Thanks for the link.

 

In France you would be hard placed to find someone that has a problem with Marianne - the personification of France. That should be the same with Lady Liberty, she can be Hispanic on one note, African American on another, European, Asian etc. on different denominations. On second thought that won't work, someone will be put out by being on the $1 while someone else got the $100.

 

Unless I missed it in one of the heretofore posts, Andrew Jackson hated paper currency. It is ironic that he is depicted on one. The U.S. Mint will be doing a favor to Andy by removing him from the $20 bill. The U.S. Mint is bent on replacing him with Tubman, so let's all accept it and move on to far more important things on how the U.S. Mint is mishandling a lot of things, especially new coin releases. Privy mark silver eagle anyone?

 

Jackson has also appeared on a $10.

 

wow ! Found all those I mentioned on coins in my redbook hmm ?

 

I like your suggestion on TR...but TR apolitical...?

 

I don't really see TR as a political figure. Some people criticize him for his big game hunting but other than that he seems less politically motivated than Jackson or Tubman.

 

The Bureau of Engraving prints and prints our 5 cent dollar. The mint coins our devalued (since 1965) coins. LBJ was a great guy (not).

 

Your wrong not all the bills have past presidents on them. The $50. has Franklin and the $10. has Hamilton neither of them were presidents. Also in the past the were other non presidents on paper money.

 

2016 America the Beautiful Quarter Coin Theodore Roosevelt North Dakota

 

I agree with King...

First issue of $1 notes in 1862 as legal tender, featuring Salmon P. Chase

Salmon P. Chase depicted on a 1934 $10,000 Gold Certificate