Design a new $1 and $2 coin.

OK, but, it is in fact, fact. The red herring lives in the 26 May 21 COINWEEK publication.. "FREEMASONS ON UNITED STATES COINS". I think the editors thought this CT discussion was going to happen.

I am not very good at making stuff up, so I try very hard not to do that.

I do like pickled herring, though.

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Not really a left hand turn. I just recalled the COINWEEK article, and it seemed to fit. I did not think you were objecting to Freemasonry. It was the words that were used that I thought was interesting.

 

Out with the new, in with the old, in my opinion.

 

I guess. I enjoy reading COINWEEK. Ergo, coin related discussion. In that sense, it matters, I think, and is related.

 

We don't need a new design for a U.S. dollar coin, we have one already that doesn't circulate well. We also don't need a $2.00 coin, it's hard enough to get people to just use the dollar coins themselves, a $2 coin isn't going to fare any better.

As far as the freemason tangent, have fun. it didn't take long for this to go off the rails at all. 2nd post, that's got to be some sort of a record!

 

I wanted to design a coin in the manner of Byzantine folles, which were ripe with symbolism, as a fun experiment.

 

But it didn't. The COINWEEK article was 26 May 21. Maybe the member read it. Even if not, it is good stuff. A lot of colonial and post-colonial issues had such symbolism. Interesting discussion, I think.

 

Did they mention a Mason's design in Coinweek?

 

Read the article. The question can be answered.

If nothing else, it will help you consider that your red herring declaration, concerning my information as not factual, was a....well....how should I state it...a red herring. It was true, and after reading the article, you may amend the opinion that it was hard to be true. It was easy.



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I would make the coins a practical size that better reflects their value.

Doing it my way would eliminate the cent and overhaul every other denomination. We have to assume two things that would never happen, 1: existing coins magically disappear from circulation so there is confusion over similar sizes, 2: vending machines magically accept the new coins.

But as a thought exercise, I'd like a $1 coin the size of a nickel. it could be the same composition with a reeded edge (cupronickel or "white copper" ages attractively, unlike what they're currently using for $1 coins). I'd skip the $2 and go straight to $5 in a quarter size. Banknotes would start at $10.

The rest of my lower-denomination coins would be other material and edge variations based on the standard half-dime, dime, cent, and nickel sizes.

Say we're sticking with our current coins but just making a couple new ones, I'd go with the "reeded nickel" $1 and make the current $1 size the $5 size - and change the metal for gosh sakes!

As for the designs, I'd like to see patriotic symbols come back (such as Lady Liberty) or if it must be people, great Americans from history who were not politicians. Inventors, writers, etc.

 

Recently, we received notices as well as a notice in stores, that coins are scarce again and would I please round up. I went to one store and rounded up that cost me 47 cents and another store, I rounded up 56 cents. That's a total of $1.03. I don't know if there is a coin shortage or not, but I doubt the stores are donating the rounded up change. I usually use my VISA card, but these were two purchases less than $3. If the mint doesn't mint pennies anymore, the cost of everything will go up to the nickel and then the mint will quit minting nickels and purchases will be increased to the dime.
Another thing, my property tax bill is high enough and if pennies, nickels, dimes, etc., it will just increase my property tax bill... and that's just the start of it. Next time you do a purchase from Wal-Mart, take the receipt and round up each purchase to the nickel and then add that together and compare it to your receipt to find out how much more you will spend.

 

Well, In south florida, I can tell you factually I have NOT been asked to round up anywhere at all. since the first "coin shortage" when the banks stopped giving out rolled coin. I can get rolls of coins still from banks (not like I used to of course but I can still get them) and no business that I've visitied has played the "keeping the change" game on me.

it's a non-issue really where I am, perhaps there's a "circulation issue" or "supply chain issue" with deliveries out there. but personally, I think a heck of a lot of it are businesses getting hit by their banks for the change at higher rates or their banks being unwilling to give them the change they need to do business, and instead of paying the fees, deciding it's better to tell their customers to round up to the next dollar so they can keep the change.

I have a local dollar store that since 2020 coin shortage stopped with change completely, either they round up to the next dollar or you don't shop there, I choose not to shop there. There's another dollar store across the street that gives change.

heck no, me round up? Why don't the store round down? better yet, why don't I round up and you round down and just give me my correct change instead?
this peeves me, a lot like the fast food cashiers that take your money and don't give you the change and then act as if they were entitled to the change that was left. "what you gonna do with 14 cents, man?".....

Gonna put it in my IRA, now give me my damn change before I choke you!

 

Indeed, much can be lost or misunderstood, void, etc. via written "discussion" and exchanges...reason that email often is...and that a number of businesses don't allow email for formal/business use with customers/clients, even though it has largely been upheld for/as legal documentation. Also one of the reasons "emoticons" were invented. Take a deep breath.

 

I take it math is hard, there....

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I'm waiting for somebody to suggest putting Trump on one obverse, and Stormy Daniels on his reverse.

 

If I designed a modern US coinage...
$1 composition as is, remove the remaining SBA from circulation. We can continue the Sacagawea design. I've grown fond of her. But no more goofy rotating designs. $1 bills gone.

$2 bimetallic. Since it would be our highest denomination circulating coin, it should be a liberty design of the utmost intricity and beauty. $2 bills gone, $5 is lowest paper denomination.

I'll go further.....

50c. Ditch Kennedy and move on to something else. I have no problem maintaining the current size. But this should be the one with the rotating commemorative designs.

25c. Gone.

20c. The size would be about that of the current nickel. Composition I am not sure, maybe a multi-sided brass coin not unlike the late British three pence.

10c. Size and composition probably as is or in copper, with a simple utilitarian design.

5c and 1c. Gone.

 

Big Mercury coins.

 

Don’t free the masons. Lock um up

 

Whatever you members decided. As long as you leave Abe alone

 

they can use the Columbian Half as the new dollar coin.