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Message:: [QUOTE="Numbers, post: 827009, member: 11668"]Well, it's at least a better idea than putting Reagan on the dime: It's always been traditional to have assorted statesmen on the paper currency, whereas I really wish the coins would get back to Liberty already. And it's a better idea than putting Reagan on the $10, which was mooted a few years back: Alexander Hamilton is basically the reason why U.S. paper money is worth anything in the first place, so he deserves to be pictured on it more than anybody. If we're going to replace any of the current currency portraits, Jackson and Grant are the most likely to get the boot: Both were great generals but mediocre (at best) presidents, and neither is remembered with particularly high praise by the current-day members of his political party. Of the two, Jackson was a Democrat and Grant a Republican, so if we're looking for a place to put Reagan, it makes sense to bump Grant.  That way there's likely to be less objection from across the aisle. So, I'd say I like this proposal better than any of the previous suggestions for placing Reagan's likeness on the money.  Still, I'll be amazed if it passes....[/QUOTE]