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<p>[QUOTE="National dealer, post: 10701, member: 487"]Mr. Castle has thanked me for my efforts, but that is about it. He hopes that the passage of this bill will help to revitalize US coinage and encourage Americans to replace the paper dollars. Of course, no bill is currently before congress to eliminate the dollar bill. He believes that H.R. 3916 would encourage people to collect the coins, thus taking them out of circulation. Does anyone else notice the contradiction in his statements? How can they circulate if people collect them? </p><p>He agrees that popular public sentiment suggests that most Americans are more comfortable using the paper dollar. He also recognizes my comcern with the perceived designs and marketing flaws of the dollar coin. He believes that this bill will act as an important catalyst in bringing much needed attention to the benefits of dollar coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>The bill in its current form would create a new dollar coin (same size and color) bearing the images of presidents starting with George Washington in January 2006. It also provides a provision instructing the US Mint to produce commemorative $10 "bullion" coins which would run concurrently with the Presidential dollars. The policy of not having a living president would still apply.</p><p><br /></p><p>Who believes that one?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="National dealer, post: 10701, member: 487"]Mr. Castle has thanked me for my efforts, but that is about it. He hopes that the passage of this bill will help to revitalize US coinage and encourage Americans to replace the paper dollars. Of course, no bill is currently before congress to eliminate the dollar bill. He believes that H.R. 3916 would encourage people to collect the coins, thus taking them out of circulation. Does anyone else notice the contradiction in his statements? How can they circulate if people collect them? He agrees that popular public sentiment suggests that most Americans are more comfortable using the paper dollar. He also recognizes my comcern with the perceived designs and marketing flaws of the dollar coin. He believes that this bill will act as an important catalyst in bringing much needed attention to the benefits of dollar coins. The bill in its current form would create a new dollar coin (same size and color) bearing the images of presidents starting with George Washington in January 2006. It also provides a provision instructing the US Mint to produce commemorative $10 "bullion" coins which would run concurrently with the Presidential dollars. The policy of not having a living president would still apply. Who believes that one?[/QUOTE]
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