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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 710300, member: 12789&quot;]Regrettably your post gets lost in all the cabal about the merits or otherwise of a couple of individuals whom over 40 years after their deaths still evoke very strong opinions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back in the 19th - early 20th century American currency reflected technological advances, historical events and the ideals of liberty.&nbsp; Like our liberties, the currency has eroded and become a monument for political notions and not ideals of what makes America great.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is where Canada is different as you note, the War Memorial on the $10, the hockey game on the reverse of the $5.&nbsp; They are Canada past and present, whereas the USA currency is buried in the past.&nbsp; In choosing a format for currency, there should be a blending of past and present, and also aspirations for the future ideals.</p><p><br /></p><p>I challenge every American to name one, just one, real accomplishment that Andrew Jackson(19th century ethnic cleanser of Native Americans) on the $20 did, or that Alexander Hamilton(more memorable for getting popped off by Aaron Burr) on the $10 did.&nbsp; US Grant, oh sure he was a general, but he was a miserable president that accomplished nothing during his presidency.&nbsp; Really only three individuals are worthy of such an esteemed honour of having their visages on our paper money, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Benjamin Franklin.&nbsp; All the others should be consigned to historical memory.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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