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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;National dealer, post: 26421, member: 487&quot;]They were not supposed to be. George Washington and the first continental congress set the law concerning who&#039;s image would appear on coins, and it lasted until 1909. </p><p>Now, the members of congress overstep their bounds and rewrite the laws to make their wishes stand the test of time. The Fed is scared to enforce the power that they have. Congress is only supposed to get involved if a change is needed before the 25 year period. After that time, the Fed can change at will. </p><p>In 2001 the Mint was considering changing the five cent coin, congress jumped in and allowed the Virginian delegates to write a law requiring Jefferson and Monticello to remain on the coin from 2006 to forever. Now they are working on the other 5 coins currently minted. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is a sad time in the history of US coinage. </p><p><br /></p><p>From my dealings with several congressman, none are interested in rocking the boat. Even the powerful Reagan group hit a stone wall in trying to remove a current design. Now they are going to remove a founding father on our currency. Another tool used to promote dead people. But alas, that is another subject.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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