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<p>[QUOTE="jody526, post: 12811, member: 578"]I'm not sure we need to "justify" keeping the dollar bill. It has served it's purpose quite well over the years, and I would venture to say that it is still the most widely circulated denomination we have. At least it's the one that I usually have the most of in my billfold. LOL</p><p>Sure, I'd use the dollar coin, if I ever saw one. Same goes for a half dollar. The bottom line is, if it doesn't work in a vending machine, you can forget about it. The cent is an exception, in that it is needed to figure exact change.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose we could critisize any of our country's coin designs with phrases like "dead presidents", but as usual, I won't jump on the bandwagon.</p><p>It seems to me that there are more important issues concerning our nation's coinage. Metalic composition, lack of relief, and the cost of US Mint products come to mind.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jody526, post: 12811, member: 578"]I'm not sure we need to "justify" keeping the dollar bill. It has served it's purpose quite well over the years, and I would venture to say that it is still the most widely circulated denomination we have. At least it's the one that I usually have the most of in my billfold. LOL Sure, I'd use the dollar coin, if I ever saw one. Same goes for a half dollar. The bottom line is, if it doesn't work in a vending machine, you can forget about it. The cent is an exception, in that it is needed to figure exact change. I suppose we could critisize any of our country's coin designs with phrases like "dead presidents", but as usual, I won't jump on the bandwagon. It seems to me that there are more important issues concerning our nation's coinage. Metalic composition, lack of relief, and the cost of US Mint products come to mind.[/QUOTE]
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