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<p>[QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 4850589, member: 28550"]I think the composition of the bi-metallic coin would matter a great deal in how accepting the population is of it. Many of the countries with bi-metallic coins made them rather clunky and cumbersome, which has already been a big roadblock for adoption of the dollar coin (even during the Bland/Morgan era). </p><p><br /></p><p>A quarter sized coin with a clear difference from the quarter (and anti-counterfeiting measures) would probably have more utility. </p><p><br /></p><p>Something like an aluminum ring around a mylar center with an embedded hologram and color shifting ink (like the newer paper dollars already use) would be possible. But, people also associate the heftiness of a coin with it's value. Anything that weighs less than the half dollar would face that hurdle in being accepted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 4850589, member: 28550"]I think the composition of the bi-metallic coin would matter a great deal in how accepting the population is of it. Many of the countries with bi-metallic coins made them rather clunky and cumbersome, which has already been a big roadblock for adoption of the dollar coin (even during the Bland/Morgan era). A quarter sized coin with a clear difference from the quarter (and anti-counterfeiting measures) would probably have more utility. Something like an aluminum ring around a mylar center with an embedded hologram and color shifting ink (like the newer paper dollars already use) would be possible. But, people also associate the heftiness of a coin with it's value. Anything that weighs less than the half dollar would face that hurdle in being accepted.[/QUOTE]
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