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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;W5WMW, post: 1144805, member: 25413&quot;]<b>Lack of demand</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="3">Both topics are indeed very interesting, but did you read my above reply regarding what the Mint said when I suggested a half-dollar direct ship?&nbsp; I am also an annual user of direct ship and prefer the Native American designs.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Courier New">I have strong opinions about currency denominations (and designs) for a modern United States, which I&#039;ll post a bit later.&nbsp; But, if I&#039;m not mistaken and read the governmental reports correctly, the reason for discontinuing the $500 through $10000 notes was because of lack of demand, not because of counterfeiting.</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Courier New"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Courier New">Besides, if we, as a country, did just fine through the 1960s (and a bit later) with circulating $10000 bills with almost <i>no</i> security features, why would a modern $10000 with a whole army of security features destroy our economy?&nbsp; Plus, they&#039;re worth close to ten times less than they were back in the mid 1940s (when high-denomination notes were last printed).</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Courier New"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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