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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1202764, member: 66&quot;]Make that since 1862.&nbsp; before that there was no Federal paper money so the coins were acceptable.&nbsp; After 1862 paper became the preferred medium because it was more convenient.&nbsp; get rid of the paper note and the dollar coin will make a comeback.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do think at first though it should be the dollar coin and $2 note.&nbsp; Trying to get people to accept two coins at the same time may be a bit much and would probably result in greater resistance.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the idea of a series of changing designs on a note, forget it.&nbsp; Engraving a master plate for intaglio printing isn&#039;t like creating a coin die.&nbsp; Do you have any idea how long it takes to engrave one of those plates?&nbsp; If nothing goes wrong figure a year to 18 months.&nbsp; So once they do that they have no intention of changing it again just a few months later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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