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<p>[QUOTE="lawdogct, post: 60094, member: 1476"]4 thoughts:</p><p><br /></p><p>1, I don't think a presidential series golden dollar will be much of an educational tool. It will be easier to buy a poster of the presidents than it will be to assemble a collection of golden dollars for classroom use. Unlike the quarter, most of the US rarely, if ever, sees a Sac in circulation as it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Many banks were already fed up with the state quarter series before the L&C nickels came out. Many refuse to carry either now. Good luck getting a complete set of presidential dollars from anywhere but the US Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. The state quarters are a great hit because everyone can identify with at least one of them simply because they live there. How many second graders do you expect to "identify" with some obscure dead guy that's nothing more than a exam question in history class. Somehow I just don't picture the same public reception.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. I second the motion, make a commem series, not a circulation/buisness series.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lawdogct, post: 60094, member: 1476"]4 thoughts: 1, I don't think a presidential series golden dollar will be much of an educational tool. It will be easier to buy a poster of the presidents than it will be to assemble a collection of golden dollars for classroom use. Unlike the quarter, most of the US rarely, if ever, sees a Sac in circulation as it is. 2. Many banks were already fed up with the state quarter series before the L&C nickels came out. Many refuse to carry either now. Good luck getting a complete set of presidential dollars from anywhere but the US Mint. 3. The state quarters are a great hit because everyone can identify with at least one of them simply because they live there. How many second graders do you expect to "identify" with some obscure dead guy that's nothing more than a exam question in history class. Somehow I just don't picture the same public reception. 4. I second the motion, make a commem series, not a circulation/buisness series.[/QUOTE]
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