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<p>[QUOTE="YoloBagels, post: 4850531, member: 94739"]Hi everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p> This is a pretty basic idea, but strangely enough I have never seen it discussed anywhere before.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why hasn't the US mint ever released bimetallic coinage for circulation?</p><p><br /></p><p>I read a discussion the other day about the US small dollar coin and how it failed. Someone mentioned how the euro was successful in having a 1 euro (near equal to a dollar) coin in circulation, yet the US dollar failed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mexico, Canada, the UK, and European union are good examples of nations who have successfully bi-metallisized their coinage. Mexico even has it for their lower value coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the main arguments against the small dollar coin is that it feels like a quarter and not a dollar. I'm sure the vast majority of us on CT agree with this being a problem. If the US had instead gone with a bi-metallic dollar, it would have likely felt like more than just another quarter (take the euro or pound as an example).</p><p><br /></p><p>Also in my opinion this change could lead to better designs and higher collector interest. Imagine completing the US presidential set in bi-metallic form, that would be much more interesting, wouldn't it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your input if you have any, thanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="YoloBagels, post: 4850531, member: 94739"]Hi everyone, This is a pretty basic idea, but strangely enough I have never seen it discussed anywhere before. Why hasn't the US mint ever released bimetallic coinage for circulation? I read a discussion the other day about the US small dollar coin and how it failed. Someone mentioned how the euro was successful in having a 1 euro (near equal to a dollar) coin in circulation, yet the US dollar failed. Mexico, Canada, the UK, and European union are good examples of nations who have successfully bi-metallisized their coinage. Mexico even has it for their lower value coins. One of the main arguments against the small dollar coin is that it feels like a quarter and not a dollar. I'm sure the vast majority of us on CT agree with this being a problem. If the US had instead gone with a bi-metallic dollar, it would have likely felt like more than just another quarter (take the euro or pound as an example). Also in my opinion this change could lead to better designs and higher collector interest. Imagine completing the US presidential set in bi-metallic form, that would be much more interesting, wouldn't it? Please share your input if you have any, thanks. -Chris[/QUOTE]
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