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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;orifdoc, post: 2959508, member: 82261&quot;]Can we do something that would actually aid commerce and the hobby at the same time?</p><p><br /></p><p>First, get rid of the $1, $2, $5, and $10 notes.&nbsp; Get rid of the cent and nickel.&nbsp; Bring back the $500 note.</p><p><br /></p><p>These would be the new coins:</p><p>- small copper dime</p><p>- Cu/nickel quarter, roughly the size of our current dime.</p><p>- Cu/nickel half-dollar, more-or less in the size of our current nickel</p><p>- Bi-metallic dollar, quarter-sized</p><p>- $5 Sac/Prez manganese,&nbsp; half-dollar sized</p><p>- $10 a bit smaller than current Ikes, maybe issue in small quantities or as commems.</p><p><br /></p><p>Require all-new &quot;Liberty/Eagle&quot; designs, preferably with a bit more relief than our current flat junk.&nbsp; Request the submission of designs with a huge award for the winner ($100,000+).&nbsp; Solicit designs from actual sculptors and artists.&nbsp; If necessary, do a rotating politician on ONE of the smaller issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Something like this would bring coins back into the realm of being relevant and would invigorate the hobby beyond anything the state quarter program ever accomplished.&nbsp; Would everyone like it?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Did everyone like the Buff nickel, Merc dime, SLQ, or Walker when new?&nbsp; Nope, even though we drool all over them now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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