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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;aem4162, post: 6318, member: 699&quot;]hi jody,</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>i never said that my opinion is right while yours is wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>having a picture of a president or any other statesman on our coins and currency is the same as other countries having a monarch on their coins and currency.&nbsp; that would be ok if this country was founded as a monarchy but it wasn&#039;t ON PURPOSE.&nbsp; people don&#039;t belong on american money.&nbsp; having a person on money these days is a purely political thing.&nbsp; let&#039;s put ronnie on a dime even though he&#039;s still alive.&nbsp; it&#039;s a relief that that idea was put down.&nbsp; virginia wants to make sure that washington&#039;s face never leaves the quarter just because he was born there and by golly they&#039;re gonna make it a law.&nbsp; why is virginia so afraid of not having washington on the quarter?&nbsp; half the people on our money can&#039;t even be identified by school kids.&nbsp; if you want that changed make sure that the kids learn about them in school.</p><p><br /></p><p>american money should have symbols for freedom and liberty, etc., because it was founded on those principles.&nbsp; if people on money is so damned important, why was lincoln the 1st person to be on regular coinage in 1909?</p><p><br /></p><p>would you be so adamant about washington being on the quarter if you weren&#039;t from virginia?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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