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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NorthKorea, post: 1134675, member: 29643&quot;]If they were commonplace in circulation and you didn&#039;t get the curious responses from younger citizens, would you still enjoy spending the halves, dollar coins and $2 bills? They really don&#039;t have a purpose.</p><p><br /></p><p>Upon thinking about it, my system probably makes more sense if you get rid of the $10 and $50 notes, while keeping the $5 &amp; $20 note. This would make four $5 to change $20 and five $20 to change $100.</p><p><br /></p><p>This would be the breakdown of currency:</p><p><br /></p><p>5-cent aluminum piece</p><p>25-cent cupro-nickel piece (five 5-cent pieces = one 25-cent piece)</p><p>$1 cupro-nickel piece (four 25-cent pieces = one $1 piece)</p><p>$5 vertical note (five $1 pieces = one $5 note)</p><p>$20 vertical note (four $5 notes = one $20 note)</p><p>$100 vertical note (five $20 notes = one $100 note)</p><p><br /></p><p>This would streamline the monetary system, which could increase incentive for the government to increase currency security features. The simplicity of a 6-unit (3 coins and 3 notes) system would mean less potential for errors and recalls by the US Mint and the US BEP. There would be a measurable cost savings over the long-run by eliminating from circulation currency that are admitted novelties and oddities.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an aside (and not directed in any way at Drago), I always find it curious that the very people who call for smaller government are the same ones who love to collect the different coin types released by our government. There are currently 100+ quarter-dollar and 10+ dollar coins slated for minting that are intended for or currently in circulation. Do we really need THAT many different types of the same coin in our circulated currency? I&#039;m all for commemoratives being sold at a profit to collectors, but that should be a true profit. It shouldn&#039;t rely upon circulation to justify the money spent on redesigning the various plates/dies for coin stamping.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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