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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ajbuckle, post: 295375, member: 8484&quot;]Uh-oh, we&#039;ve tripped over somebody&#039;s sacred cow.&nbsp; The predictable authoritarian response is to call for an end of the discussion.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, to counterpoint:</p><p>US coinage is created in the crucible of our political system, and it is in fact Congress that decides what images are placed on or removed from our coinage.&nbsp; Therefore, it is pertinent to include a discussion of the evolution of our nation&#039;s political system as it relates to the evolution of our coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fasces would probably not ever be allowed on our coinage today.&nbsp; Similarly, Lady Liberty has been scrubbed from our nation&#039;s coinage along with with personal freedom and liberty being demoted by our political leadership.&nbsp; These events are related.&nbsp; Politics is the driver behind many changes in our coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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