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To: Jim Noble
They stopped minting half dollars for general circulation in 2004.

I'd like to go to an Oldies But Goodies design.

For the one cent coin, assuming we really need it, go back to the Indian Head design.

For the five cent coin, assuming we really need it, go back to the Charles Barber design.

For the dime, I'm partial to the Seated Liberty design from the pre-Civil War era.

For the quarter, the Standing Liberty design had terrible relief and wore down quickly, so I'd go for the Barber design.

If he need a one dollar coin, I have no problem with the Sacajawea design.

20 posted on 09/19/2023 4:58:25 PM PDT by Publius
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To: Publius

What’s wrong with George Washington? Keep him as the only one on any coin.


30 posted on 09/19/2023 5:58:42 PM PDT by frogjerk (More people have died trusting the government than not trusting the government.)
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To: Publius

I favor a radical redesign:

Ten cents
Twenty-five cents
Fifty Cents
One Dollar
Two Dollars
Five Dollars


33 posted on 09/19/2023 6:07:17 PM PDT by Jim Noble (They don't think you know but I know that you do.ish )
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To: Publius
...the Standing Liberty design had terrible relief and wore down quickly, so I'd go for the Barber design.

The cupro-nickel version might be a little harder, but with modern machinery handling coins, they get chewed up pretty quickly, regardless.

37 posted on 09/19/2023 6:31:04 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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