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<p>[QUOTE="rbm86, post: 7556, member: 854"]Well, here's my two cents (pun intended):</p><p><br /></p><p>We should keep the founding fathers (Wash and Jeff) and Lincoln. With the state quarters, we made a change with the reverses, so we can leave the obverse alone. I like the proposed new obverse for the Jeff Nickel, so let's do that. The Lincoln Cent -- The obverse is classic -- let's keep it and change the reverse in 2009 for the 200th anniv of Lincoln's birth (I think there may be proposals to do that).</p><p><br /></p><p>The other coins -- change 'em, and no dead presidents!!!! (especially Reagan, who is not dead, and is not of stature with the current dead presidents on coins. Heck, if you put Reagan on, that opens the door for Bill Clinton and any other 2-term president!) And rotating presidents on the $1 coin??? They will be lining up for the Millard Fillmore dollar!!!Bring back Liberty, Buffalos, any artistic symbol of freedom or America!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Ahhh, the $1 coin. What a disaster!!! Nobody uses them (except as change from vending machines at Grand Central Terminal) and they look hideous after one week in circulation. I like the color, size, and thickness of the British one pound coin -- perhaps we should emulate that, and get rid of the $1 bill so we don't doom it to fail!!! And . . . put Liberty on the obverse and a buffalo on the reverse!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Just one person's opinion . . .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rbm86, post: 7556, member: 854"]Well, here's my two cents (pun intended): We should keep the founding fathers (Wash and Jeff) and Lincoln. With the state quarters, we made a change with the reverses, so we can leave the obverse alone. I like the proposed new obverse for the Jeff Nickel, so let's do that. The Lincoln Cent -- The obverse is classic -- let's keep it and change the reverse in 2009 for the 200th anniv of Lincoln's birth (I think there may be proposals to do that). The other coins -- change 'em, and no dead presidents!!!! (especially Reagan, who is not dead, and is not of stature with the current dead presidents on coins. Heck, if you put Reagan on, that opens the door for Bill Clinton and any other 2-term president!) And rotating presidents on the $1 coin??? They will be lining up for the Millard Fillmore dollar!!!Bring back Liberty, Buffalos, any artistic symbol of freedom or America!!! Ahhh, the $1 coin. What a disaster!!! Nobody uses them (except as change from vending machines at Grand Central Terminal) and they look hideous after one week in circulation. I like the color, size, and thickness of the British one pound coin -- perhaps we should emulate that, and get rid of the $1 bill so we don't doom it to fail!!! And . . . put Liberty on the obverse and a buffalo on the reverse!!!! Just one person's opinion . . .[/QUOTE]
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