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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lneyfakh, post: 1757252, member: 56544&quot;]Hello Coin Talk -- </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;m a reporter at the Ideas section of the Boston Globe, and I am posting here because I&#039;m looking for some help with a story about the history of currency design. You can see my author page <a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/staff/neyfakh" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/staff/neyfakh" rel="nofollow">here</a>. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What I&#039;m interested, specifically, is the process that governments go through to decide who will appear on their currency. My story was occasioned by the news I&#039;m sure many of you heard, about Darwin being replaced with Jane Austen on the British 10-pound note. I&#039;m curious about instances around the world and throughout history in which such changes have sparked debates or controversies. I&#039;m also curious to learn about campaigns promoting a particular change -- along the lines of North Carolina Congressman Patrick McHenry trying to get Grant bumped from the $50 dollar bill in favor of Reagan. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;d be grateful for any insights or help you can offer. And if you can recommend any specialists for me to reach out to, that would be tremendously useful as well. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thank you, and sorry for barging in on this board -- </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Leon </p><p><a href="mailto:lneyfakh@globe.com">lneyfakh@globe.com</a> / <a href="mailto:lneyfakh@gmail.com">lneyfakh@gmail.com</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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