Design a new $1 and $2 coin.

Suppose the US decided to go the way of the EURO and do away with $1 and $2 bills in favor of coins. How would you design them? Keeping in mind the disaster that the SBA was because it was easily confused with a quarter, and the lack of acceptance of the "gold dollars".
What would you make them out of? Copper? Clad? Who (if anybody ) would be on them, What would you think would make them more acceptable to gain traction in everyday use?

 

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How about a $40-dollar follis?

 

For the $1



ANYTHING other than a Portrait

 

Why don't make the $1 in bronze, like the Sacagawea dollar? and make the $2 bimetallic.
Then remove one cent coins, 1, and the 2 dollar bills from circulation.

 

The concept of the "golden" dollar was to make it look radically different from a quarter. It didn't work, did it? Americans generally don't like dollar coins. The silver dollars of the past didn't circulate nearly as much as many people think. They were used mainly for export. But if we decide to do away with $1 and $2 bills, I want to see Lady Liberty on them and not another dead president. And as for composition, what about a billon coin with a slight amount of silver in them?

 

no thank you. Silver is expensive enough

 

Why not? Mexico made silver center 10 pesos up till 1995!

 

how about neither.



on the front and the American Cougar on the Back



THEN on the $2

The Golden Gate Bridge


and the Brown Bear

 

Because.... Silver is expensive enough. You can say why not again.

 

They didn't remove the One Dollar bill, which is what they NEED to do.

 

Wasnt it those nice ladies at that place that prefered those $2 bills?
They probably won't feel the same about a $2 coin.

 

I don't think you will ever see a USA coin with the religious symbol of the Masons on it.

 

There are 38 Americans that were Freemasons that appear on U.S. coins. That is a sort of symbol, sort of.....all professed a Religion.

Neither good or bad, it just is. Freemason symbolism is part of every day life...car, house, building, food packaging, toys, science, libraries, schools, banks, world government images used for many purposes...paper, flags, uniforms, etc.

Nothing wrong with that. Same thing can be said about the Knights Templar.

 

I stand by my original statement. The Freemason organization represents positions that are anti-American as they restrict membership based upon religious beliefs. The US Constitution does not.

 

Ok. That was not the original position or explanation supporting the statement, but, Ok. The rest of the thought....well....it may be slightly anti-American.

Now, what do we do with all these anti-Americans that were Presidents (14), Chief Supreme Court Justice (1-Marshall), 5 Star Generals (4...not to mention Lafayette), and then there is the Treasury Secretary thing, and other stuff. And then we have those darn Wright Brothers, and that pesky Neil Armstrong. Whattodo,whattodo....

Strike their names from History!!! Topple their statues!! Burn their writings!!!! Anti-Americans, all !!!

 

@charley We both have opinions and we should let it be at that. Otherwise this may get out of hand. Peace.

 

that is really a red herring and I find it hard to be true unless you are counting all the presidents and their wives.

 

we can simply admit that it doesn't really matter that they were members of this lodge. It is of no real consequence. If they were member of Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, that would have been far more impressive.

 

Please understand, I don't begrudge you your thoughts, at all. I enjoyed the discussion and there was not any condescension intended.

I don't discuss to win. I just thought you might enjoy the perspective. I don't care what somebody believes or practices as a spiritual pursuit, or if they don't. It may be the phrasing of your post as to no Mason symbolism will ever be used (and I don't disagree), yet so many were in such high positions in our Federal Republic. I think that speaks well of our Constitution, and as us as Americans, that we as a people did not think the individuals were anti-American and not deserving of their achievements and appointments to such exalted status in our history.

I admit to pushing the satire envelope a little out of shape. I do that, a lot. I forgot to type (insert smiley face here).

 

I personally didn't object to the Masons, but I do find it weird that this conversation took a left hand turn and that they (the Masons) are being advocated for a coin design.