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<p>[QUOTE="AlanFromRoc, post: 1326869, member: 33971"]-Denomination-</p><p>get rid of the penny (would it be feasible to still make them for collector sale?)</p><p>switch from dollar bills to dollar coins</p><p>keep halves as collector sale only</p><p><br /></p><p>-Designs-</p><p>I'd take the writing off the dollar coin rim and put it on the obverse or reverse somewhere.</p><p>I'm not the most creative in the visual arts, so I can't think of much there except perhaps resurrecting some classic designs.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Other changes-</p><p>ramp up production of the paper $2 to help replace the paper $1</p><p><br /></p><p>-Precious metals-</p><p>add fractional-ounce silver ASE's. Make bullion coin face value more plausible and make the fractional-ounce face values proportional (currently only the 1/4oz gold is out of line)</p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure about precious metal standards or the details thereof.</p><p>Deviate from current gold/silver value for more-convenient denominations, or create new denominations? Keep the same ratio? Not sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for new silver/gold certificates - would use the classic blue/yellow serial/seal colors, with similar designs to current FRNs - change title/legal wording of course, maybe change the $5-and-up color schemes to better fit with the changed serial/seal color. Maybe small denominations would remain as FRNs, maybe they could only be redeemed in multiples to preclude a need for too-small fractional coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AlanFromRoc, post: 1326869, member: 33971"]-Denomination- get rid of the penny (would it be feasible to still make them for collector sale?) switch from dollar bills to dollar coins keep halves as collector sale only -Designs- I'd take the writing off the dollar coin rim and put it on the obverse or reverse somewhere. I'm not the most creative in the visual arts, so I can't think of much there except perhaps resurrecting some classic designs. -Other changes- ramp up production of the paper $2 to help replace the paper $1 -Precious metals- add fractional-ounce silver ASE's. Make bullion coin face value more plausible and make the fractional-ounce face values proportional (currently only the 1/4oz gold is out of line) Not sure about precious metal standards or the details thereof. Deviate from current gold/silver value for more-convenient denominations, or create new denominations? Keep the same ratio? Not sure. As for new silver/gold certificates - would use the classic blue/yellow serial/seal colors, with similar designs to current FRNs - change title/legal wording of course, maybe change the $5-and-up color schemes to better fit with the changed serial/seal color. Maybe small denominations would remain as FRNs, maybe they could only be redeemed in multiples to preclude a need for too-small fractional coins.[/QUOTE]
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