Posted
4/29/2004 09:16:00 PM
by Douglas
Here's a thought: instead of creating a brass coin with a woman on its obverse to placate the feminists, how 'bout making a coin that people might actually
want to use?Putting the faces of U.S. presidents on dollar coins would entice collectors and breathe interest into the dollar coin, the chief of the U.S. Mint said Wednesday.
But Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore said there still would be challenges in getting the coins into cash registers and people's pockets.
Her comments came during a House hearing that, among other things, explored a legislative proposal aimed at boosting the little-used Sacagawea dollar coin, also called the Golden Dollar because of its color.
And why the hell do they call it
gold? It looks just like a penny after it's been in your pocket for 10 seconds.
Here's a three step plan for the mint:
- Get rid of the penny
- Bring back the $2 bill
- Get a $1 coin people will actually use.
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