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<p>[QUOTE="Midas, post: 96155, member: 2761"]He should <u>veto</u> it...but I can't remember him vetoing ANYTHING. I wonder what kind of "pork" is going to be included in this "bill" as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our dollar coins are going to look like a 3rd world banana republic who HAVE to put their presidents on coins to remind the populus who is in charge.</p><p><br /></p><p>A sad day for numismatics if he passes it. Ugly mugs on our dollar coin obverses instead of artistry and beauty. It makes as much sense as putting SBA on a dollar coin. After all, there isn't enough lip stick in the world to make that coin look "purty".</p><p><br /></p><p>I have an idea...let's vote for Liberty for president. If that is the only way to get a depiction of her back on our coins, than so be it. It's going to fail anyway. The public is too stupid to understand what a dollar coin is. Just try paying for something with a SAC and the cashier has to call the manager asking him/her if the coin is legit. The same goes with $2 bills. If any dollar coin is going to work, YOU have to scrap the paper $1. They did it in Canada and Europe and it has been a success. It saved their taxpayers millions. People griped at first, but soon adapted and all is well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Midas, post: 96155, member: 2761"]He should [U]veto[/U] it...but I can't remember him vetoing ANYTHING. I wonder what kind of "pork" is going to be included in this "bill" as well. Our dollar coins are going to look like a 3rd world banana republic who HAVE to put their presidents on coins to remind the populus who is in charge. A sad day for numismatics if he passes it. Ugly mugs on our dollar coin obverses instead of artistry and beauty. It makes as much sense as putting SBA on a dollar coin. After all, there isn't enough lip stick in the world to make that coin look "purty". I have an idea...let's vote for Liberty for president. If that is the only way to get a depiction of her back on our coins, than so be it. It's going to fail anyway. The public is too stupid to understand what a dollar coin is. Just try paying for something with a SAC and the cashier has to call the manager asking him/her if the coin is legit. The same goes with $2 bills. If any dollar coin is going to work, YOU have to scrap the paper $1. They did it in Canada and Europe and it has been a success. It saved their taxpayers millions. People griped at first, but soon adapted and all is well.[/QUOTE]
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