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<p>[QUOTE="whopper64, post: 4608038, member: 101364"]A two dollar coin will work as well as the $2 note and the $1 coin for circulation purposes, i.e. NOT! But Canada missed the boat, they should have continued to make the penny (cent) for collectors only and charged a premium to actually make rather than lose money. For the U.S. the lincoln cent is the longest running coin in history and is the most minted (and collected) in the world. If the U.S. Mint stops producing lincoln cents for circulation perhaps they could change the reverse every 5 or 10 years just for variety sake. The Sacagawea/Native American coin is a good idea (annual reverse change) and seems to have led to more collectors for that particular coin. However, it would be nice if the U.S. Mint would make a silver proof version of the Sacagawea/Native American coin, thus adding value to the overall collection. Would gold-plating silver coin be possible from the U.S. mint to match current color of the Sacagawea/Native American coin, or would it lead to confusion with the cheaper clad variety?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="whopper64, post: 4608038, member: 101364"]A two dollar coin will work as well as the $2 note and the $1 coin for circulation purposes, i.e. NOT! But Canada missed the boat, they should have continued to make the penny (cent) for collectors only and charged a premium to actually make rather than lose money. For the U.S. the lincoln cent is the longest running coin in history and is the most minted (and collected) in the world. If the U.S. Mint stops producing lincoln cents for circulation perhaps they could change the reverse every 5 or 10 years just for variety sake. The Sacagawea/Native American coin is a good idea (annual reverse change) and seems to have led to more collectors for that particular coin. However, it would be nice if the U.S. Mint would make a silver proof version of the Sacagawea/Native American coin, thus adding value to the overall collection. Would gold-plating silver coin be possible from the U.S. mint to match current color of the Sacagawea/Native American coin, or would it lead to confusion with the cheaper clad variety?[/QUOTE]
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