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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2467632, member: 76194"]If you really think about it, there are a lot of things about US coinage that you can question:</p><p><br /></p><p>Why do coins still have ridges when they are now made out of base metals that no one would bother to shave off as they are not worth much of anything, and would not be practical to shave off due to the hardness of base metals vs silver/gold?</p><p><br /></p><p>Why is the dime still smaller than the nickel? It no longer makes sense now that the dime is made of base metals like the nickels.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why do we still have clad copper rings around the edges of the modern coins? With hardly any silver coin still in circulation, it no longer makes sense. I doubt most Americans even know about pre-65 coins anyway, or the composition of current coins, and probably don't care anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why do we even bother to mint dollar coins and not withdraw the dollar bills from circulation? It's an exercise in futility, isn't it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Why do we make coins, or print money in this digital age? And if we must do so, why make the penny and the $2 bill when it's a waste of money?</p><p><br /></p><p>I could go on and on, but why bother? Coins have dates because they do. Period! We could sit here pondering the use of having dates, it won't change a thing. Just like we could sit here pondering all those other things I mentioned, and many more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2467632, member: 76194"]If you really think about it, there are a lot of things about US coinage that you can question: Why do coins still have ridges when they are now made out of base metals that no one would bother to shave off as they are not worth much of anything, and would not be practical to shave off due to the hardness of base metals vs silver/gold? Why is the dime still smaller than the nickel? It no longer makes sense now that the dime is made of base metals like the nickels. Why do we still have clad copper rings around the edges of the modern coins? With hardly any silver coin still in circulation, it no longer makes sense. I doubt most Americans even know about pre-65 coins anyway, or the composition of current coins, and probably don't care anyway. Why do we even bother to mint dollar coins and not withdraw the dollar bills from circulation? It's an exercise in futility, isn't it? Why do we make coins, or print money in this digital age? And if we must do so, why make the penny and the $2 bill when it's a waste of money? I could go on and on, but why bother? Coins have dates because they do. Period! We could sit here pondering the use of having dates, it won't change a thing. Just like we could sit here pondering all those other things I mentioned, and many more.[/QUOTE]
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