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<p>[QUOTE="stroligep, post: 1074685, member: 28684"]Me too. I think Roosevelt's association with the National Parks would have made him the best candidate for ATB quarters. </p><p><br /></p><p>But our coins need a face lift in general. Kennedy has been on the half since 1964. Washington on the quarter since 1932. FDR on the dime since 1946. Jefferson on the nickel since 1938. Lincoln on the penny since 1909!!! Designs that get away from the Presidents would be refreshing and would attract a lot of interest from the general public.</p><p><br /></p><p>If Congress would get the cojones to actually and finally eliminate the dollar bill, people would begin to actually use dollar coins and there would be a great opportunity to design a really interesting dollar coin. The Sacagawea is okay, but I'd like to see something a lot more classical.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stroligep, post: 1074685, member: 28684"]Me too. I think Roosevelt's association with the National Parks would have made him the best candidate for ATB quarters. But our coins need a face lift in general. Kennedy has been on the half since 1964. Washington on the quarter since 1932. FDR on the dime since 1946. Jefferson on the nickel since 1938. Lincoln on the penny since 1909!!! Designs that get away from the Presidents would be refreshing and would attract a lot of interest from the general public. If Congress would get the cojones to actually and finally eliminate the dollar bill, people would begin to actually use dollar coins and there would be a great opportunity to design a really interesting dollar coin. The Sacagawea is okay, but I'd like to see something a lot more classical.[/QUOTE]
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