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Re: New Web Page
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Tue, 25 May 1999 04:09:40 GMT
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On Mon, 24 May 1999 08:02:36 GMT, legoverse@geocities.com (Terry K) wrote:
> On Sun, 23 May 1999 10:30:05 GMT, Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote:
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> > I'm looking forward to the Sacajawea dollar. At least it doesn't look
> > like a quarter. It's gold, like a Pound!
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> It might be pretty to look at, but I think it is a waste. Sure, the coins will
> "last longer, thus reducing printing costs associated with bills". But who
> really wants to carry around big, heavy dollar coins? And it will probably be
> big - size was supposedly one of the failings of the Susan B. dollar. Too much
> like a quarter.
Augh! Quoting from <http://www.usmint.gov/dollarcoin/coinspecs.cfm>
> The new dollar coin will be golden in color, not silver toned. It will also
> have a "distinctive edge," which means that it will not display the reeded
> edge as seen on the quarter or the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin. However,
> it will be the same size as the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin, which is 26.5
> mm in diameter.
Why couldn't they have gone with a 27 or 28mm diameter? That would have
been enough to differentiate the two coins!
At least it won't have the same 'reeded' edge as a quarter! Hopefully, the
thickness and weight will be different from the quarter. Although those
didn't help the SBA dollar.
Steve
see <http://www.usmint.gov/circulating/specifications.cfm> for more details
of current coins.
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| (...) Augh! is right! Oh, that's just plain idiotic. The only rationale I can see is that they don't want to have to retool all of the old coin-op machines in the post office and public transit around the country (provided it will be about the same (...) (26 years ago, 25-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) That's a better explanation than anything I thought up. It especially makes sense, if the major rationale for a new dollar coin is for it to be used in vending machines. And if the size limit for vending machines is the 26.5mm quarter. (...) (...) (26 years ago, 25-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| <374a9c3e.76110762@lugnet.com> <slrn7klkb6.3rr.cjc@...S.UTK.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) You're willing to GIVE UP 8 cents on the dollar? Yeesh. Buy one of those machines and roll your own. (...) (25 years ago, 26-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| <374B3CBA.BCA00FF5@voyager.net> <slrn7kmk19.3vq.cjc@...S.UTK.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) My bank just does this for free. Is that rare or something? Why not just take it in occasionally when (...) (25 years ago, 26-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| <374B6266.6F2EB049@c...souri.edu> <slrn7kn0lu.40s.cjc@...S.UTK.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Mine does it too, although it's a Credit Union. As (...) (25 years ago, 26-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| <374B86D0.1FEC2102@uswest.net> <37563579.4B4C2B7B@p...t.msu.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) You are preaching to the choir here, brother! (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) It might be pretty to look at, but I think it is a waste. Sure, the coins will "last longer, thus reducing printing costs associated with bills". But who really wants to carry around big, heavy dollar coins? And it will probably be big - size (...) (26 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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