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Yet Another Dollar Coin - Here We Go Again...
Sunday, February 11, 2007 6:10 PM
ERIC
Quote:A new version of the coin, paying tribute to American presidents, goes into general circulation Thursday. Even though doing away with the bill could save hundreds of millions of dollars each year in printing costs, there is no plan to scrap the bill in favor of the more durable coin. Two recent efforts to promote wide usage of a dollar coin proved unsuccessful. A quarter-century ago, it showed feminist Susan B. Anthony on the front; then one in 2000 featuring Sacagawea, the Shoshone Indian who helped guide the Lewis and Clark expedition. The latest dollar coin will bear Washington's image, followed later this year by those of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. A different president will appear on the golden dollar coins every three months. The series of coins will depict four different presidents per year, in the order they served. Congress voted to create the new dollar coin, betting that this series would be more popular than its recent predecessors.
Sunday, February 11, 2007 7:48 PM
FLETCH2
Sunday, February 11, 2007 8:04 PM
FINN MAC CUMHAL
Quote:Originally posted by Eric: Why do they keep doing this?
Sunday, February 11, 2007 8:59 PM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Monday, February 12, 2007 12:21 AM
NEWOLDBROWNCOAT
Monday, February 12, 2007 2:17 AM
SOUPCATCHER
Monday, February 12, 2007 4:03 AM
SHINYED
Monday, February 12, 2007 5:11 AM
REDLAVA
Monday, February 12, 2007 8:03 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Redlava: The penny is what we have to do away with. it actually costs more to mint that than it is worth.
Monday, February 12, 2007 8:24 AM
STORYMARK
Monday, February 12, 2007 9:07 AM
Monday, February 12, 2007 9:18 AM
Monday, February 12, 2007 9:29 AM
CAUSAL
Monday, February 12, 2007 9:30 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SoupCatcher: ...anti-choice...
Monday, February 12, 2007 9:33 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Eric: Dollar coins are a good idea a priori,
Monday, February 12, 2007 9:53 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Causal: Quote:Originally posted by Eric: Dollar coins are a good idea a priori, How could you possibly talk about the dollar coin a priori? Give me an a priori argument for the dollar coin.
Monday, February 12, 2007 10:20 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Eric: Quote:Originally posted by Causal: Quote:Originally posted by Eric: Dollar coins are a good idea a priori, How could you possibly talk about the dollar coin a priori? Give me an a priori argument for the dollar coin. Without any previous data regarding actual use by the public, it would seem to make intuitive sense to introduce a coin with the value of our primary denomination of currency. But if we have reason to believe people won't use it, it becomes less of a good idea. If you want to debate epistemology, I'll concede the term may have been used in error.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:44 AM
ANTIMASON
Quote:Originally posted by Eric: it would seem to make intuitive sense to introduce a coin with the value of our primary denomination of currency
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:22 AM
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:29 PM
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:51 PM
CITIZEN
Quote:Originally posted by antimason: why we've gone off the gold standard...
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