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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ben_Bovas, post: 3100, member: 476&quot;]It seems that among collectors and numismatists there is a great deal of support for returning to the original notion of depictions emblematic of &quot;Liberty&quot; on our coinage and currency, instead of the current practice of deceased historical figures. I support this notion as well, particularly since we all know that humans are all flawed. It never seems to occur to a congressperson to propose this idea, and so we end up with ludicrous notions like not-even-deceased Reagan on the dime, Shoshone teenage slave woman and her illegitimate child of a Frenchman on the dollar, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although there seems to be a great deal of support among the knowledgeable for allegorical figures of Liberty on future coin and currency designs, I am unaware of any legitimate petition drives with that goal. Does anybody know of any? Where do I sign? How does one begin such a movement?</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems to me that, absent a serious political statement in favor of such a concept, members of congress will only continue to view changes in coin design as potential billboards for their own political ideologies.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you think?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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