Latest coin and currency pending legislation...SOMEBODY STOP THE MADNESS!

Somebody stop the madness! Write to your representative today!

From Coin World (7/12/04)

Here is legislation currently pending in Congress. Write to your representative and PUSH for a coin that represents what America is all about: Freedom, Liberty and her majesty (like the Walking Liberty or other classics from the past). There is also a bunch of beautiful designs ready to go, but some of our representatives want ALL of the presidents to grace our coins come 2006.

HR4525: introduced June 8 by Rep. Jeff Miller, R-FL; seeks to redesign the half dollar to commemorate Reagan.

HR4528: introduced June 9 by Rep. J.D. Hayworth, R-AZ; seeks to redesign the face of the $10 FRN to feature Reagan's portrait.

HR4563: introduced June 14 by Rep, Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA; seeks to redesign the face of the $20 FRN to feature Reagan's likeness

HR3633: introduced November 21,2003 by Rep. Mark Souder, R-IN; seeks to have Reagan's portrait used on the 10 cent coin.

S. 2517, introduced June 14 by Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-CO; seeks two commemorative coins, a $1 silver and a $5 gold coin and, at the Tresury's discretion, a $10 ringed bimetallic coin of gold and platinum. (I could live with that)

From a previous thread:

With HR3916 being discussed in Washington about putting ALL of the Presidents on future dollar coins starting in 2006 (similiar to the State Quarter Program) ALONG with the First Ladies on pure gold PREMIUM coins, it is important for us to write our congressman with our thoughts on such a proposal. Otherwise, the mint is going to poll a 1000 people and take the American opinion about dollar coins and paper dollars as gospel.

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Now, I am a huge Reagan fan and even attended his state funeral in D.C. BUT...we can't afford to allow ALL of the dead presidents to grace our coins because many of them don't even deserve to be on Chucky Cheese tokens! Take politics out of our coins. Bring back the beauty of Augustus Saint Gaudens designs, the draped-bust type dollars or even some of William Barber's designs. There was no argument about dead presidents then, nor should there be one now.

Look...even Nancy Reagan issued a statement in December of 2003 that she did NOT support the proposal and was certain her husband would have felt the same.

Write to your representative TODAY!

 

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Not that *that* matters. It's well known that Washington didn't like the idea of being on money; many of the founders wanted to get away from that idea, as it seemed too much like monarchy or royalty.

We haven't exactly honored Washington's wishes in our quest to honor him, have we?