Guys, I have decided that I will no longer fight for dollar coins to replace $1 bills. I talked with a guy from Crane & Co. who actually knows of this board and knows I am "Drago" here, and we both agreed that, the real way to save the government money, is to get $2 bills and halves circulating. He even told me about a Tavern that uses halves so that people will leave bigger tips, and I told him I heard the exact same story about $2 bills with strippers, and he laughed about that one, but he said he likes the half dollar coin, and I told him I am currently fighting to get halves and $2 bills back into circulation, and he said it was a "chicken & egg" thing like how I said people do not use $2 bills or halves, because vendors will not upgrade for them, and vendors say that they do not upgrade bcause people do not use them, so I said "Someone has to break the circle, and that is just how it is" and he agreed. Before we hung up, he told me "Keep up the good fight, Drago" and I said "I sure will" So anyway, if you support the $1 bill, here is a petition you can sign to help save it: http://www.americansforgeorge.org/
But mining for metals not only destroys the mountains and land but the trees that once lived there... unless they do it with tunnels and shafts, then we're just leaving big holes in the ground.
I believe the large majority of the "paper" is cotton, silk, and linen....very little wood pulp, but Crane who makes it doesn't release specific information.
So you're telling me all that time I spent arguing with you on other threads was a waste?! I want a refund!!!
Ha ha! Well, anyway, I wanted to say that I have always read, and been told that there was only cotton and linen in our paper money, and that it was devoid of any wood paper fibers, and I have NEVER heard of silk. So bring on them $2 bills and cut the printing of $1 bills in half to save money. Furthermore, with redesigned halves that are smaller, will SAVE on cutting the minting of quarters in half, and making the halves need less amount of metals to mint them. Its a win/win situation over the dollar coin. Less strip mining for less metals for less coins.
I think the logic is, you keep the half because it's cool and unusual, and so you tip a dollar rather than tipping your change. (But if that *is* the logic, then this tavern would *not* appreciate halves becoming common in circulation!...so maybe I'm failing to follow as well?)
UH, Drago, the easiest way to be successful in the quest to get more two dollar bills circulating.....is to eliminate the one dollar bill. That causees the dollar coins to circulate and will greatly increase production of the two dollar bils (because people DO prefer paper over coins and they would much rather have two twos than four dollar coins.)
Wasn't there someone on CT a while back talking about opening a store or restraunt (or some such business) that only accepts Half dollars and Two dollar bills? Was that you, Drago? :scratch:
NO. We would accept ALL denominations, but just use $2 bills and halves "as needed" But that was ME who talked about a business, and I am still considering it.
Yes, BUT It is also the easiest way to KILL any possible circuation of the half dollar, because the dollar coin would take the half's coin slot in cash registers.
On special about the BEP they said cotton, denim, and flax were the three main ingredients used to make paper notes.
I was going to say, a business that only accepts halves and $2's is a business that is going to going to go out of business real fast.
Yes, but be aware that this was not the case. My business would not just be using $2 bills and halves. It would be using pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, halves (and accept the ocassional dollar coin, but will not really use them, except for vending machine change) $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, and probably $50 and $100 bills if we have the money to break them.
denim is twilled cotton cloth and linen is a product of flax Before modern security threads of polymer and microprinting, red, blue, and other color silk threads were used in many countries in paper money as well as postage stamps. Also Certain paper was made using "denim" for the Levi Straus company, but no mention of it being used in paper money. However, recycled US paper money was reused to make a special paper. Read the history below. If you are a fan of paper money, it is an important part of your knowledge base. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Crane-amp;-Co-Inc-company-History.html Jim
