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"J Young" |
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26 Dec 2007 12:19:23 AM |
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'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin |
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000006185.cfm
'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin
Family News in Focus
Motto had been relegated to the edge of the new coins.
"In God We Trust" will return to the front of the $1 coin, thanks to
pressure from the public.
According to the U.S. Mint, the motto was moved to the edge of the coin to
draw attention to the inscription - and it did. Some coinage made it through
without being stamped with the motto. And experts say it could rub off over
time.
"It was a bad idea, followed by bad employment of that idea, and now finally
they are correcting that mistake," said Brian Rooney, spokesman for the
Thomas More Law Center. "That's good news."
Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., sponsored legislation to move "In God We Trust"
back to its proper home. It's waiting for President Bush's signature.
"While it may not seem like much of a victory, I think it's significant," he
said.
Dave Stotts, host of the Drive Thru History series, agrees. He was concerned
that the original change could have led to the motto being taken off for
good.
"I certainly can't imagine growing up in a country and under a government
that is atheistic and denies the existence and dependence on God," he said.
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J Young
jyoungvisions@aol.com
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| User: "Ockhams Razor" |
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26 Dec 2007 09:22:35 AM |
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In article <1gphi3.n9n.17.1@news.alt.net>,
"J Young" <jyoungvisions@aol.com> wrote:
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000006185.cfm
'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin
Perfect place for it. Most people refuse to accept them. This is the
most disliked coin in the history of US mintage.
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With or without religion, you would have good people doing
good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good
people to do evil things, that takes religion.
Steven Weinberg
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| User: "Bill Shatzer" |
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26 Dec 2007 11:35:52 PM |
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Ockham's Razor wrote:
In article <1gphi3.n9n.17.1@news.alt.net>,
"J Young" <jyoungvisions@aol.com> wrote:
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000006185.cfm
'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin
Perfect place for it. Most people refuse to accept them. This is the
most disliked coin in the history of US mintage.
It's got some stiff competition for "most disliked".
The three cent coin and the three dollar coin would certainly be right
up (down?) there.
Peace and justice,
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| User: "Ockhams Razor" |
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27 Dec 2007 10:14:21 AM |
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In article <c7ydnRrEWOImpO7anZ2dnUVZ_jGdnZ2d@comcast.com>,
Bill Shatzer <bshatzerNO@comcast.net> wrote:
Ockham's Razor wrote:
In article <1gphi3.n9n.17.1@news.alt.net>,
"J Young" <jyoungvisions@aol.com> wrote:
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000006185.cfm
'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin
Perfect place for it. Most people refuse to accept them. This is the
most disliked coin in the history of US mintage.
It's got some stiff competition for "most disliked".
The three cent coin and the three dollar coin would certainly be right
up (down?) there.
Check out their current values. In fact, I believe the three dollar
gold is the most counterfeited coin in US history.
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With or without religion, you would have good people doing
good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good
people to do evil things, that takes religion.
Steven Weinberg
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| User: "lein" |
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26 Dec 2007 10:32:36 AM |
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On Dec 26, 7:22 am, Ockham's Razor <Menc...@pdx.net> wrote:
In article <1gphi3.n9n.1...@news.alt.net>,
"J Young" <jyoungvisi...@aol.com> wrote:
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000006185.cfm
'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin
Perfect place for it. Most people refuse to accept them. This is the
most disliked coin in the history of US mintage.
all $1 coins seem to be universally disliked.
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| User: "•R. L. Measures" |
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26 Dec 2007 04:21:37 AM |
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In article <1gphi3.n9n.17.1@news.alt.net>, "J Young"
<jyoungvisions@aol.com> wrote:
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000006185.cfm
'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin
Family News in Focus
Motto had been relegated to the edge of the new coins.
"In God We Trust" will return to the front of the $1 coin, thanks to
pressure from the public.
• How could this country be trusting in God if it imprisons folks who
grow a number of the plants that He created ?
What's on the $1 coin really doesn't matter much since people will avoid
it because the size is difficult to distinguish from a Quarter without the
use of a machinist's scale or a micrometer.
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R.L. Measures. 805-386-3734, www.somis.org
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| User: "Father Haskell" |
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26 Dec 2007 06:48:16 PM |
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On Dec 26, 5:21 am, (*R. L. Measures) wrote:
In article <1gphi3.n9n.1...@news.alt.net>, "J Young"
<jyoungvisi...@aol.com> wrote:
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000006185.cfm
'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin
Family News in Focus
Motto had been relegated to the edge of the new coins.
"In God We Trust" will return to the front of the $1 coin, thanks to
pressure from the public.
* How could this country be trusting in God if it imprisons folks who
grow a number of the plants that He created ?
Weeds, actually. Survivors. One of the few plants that will
flourish
anywhere below the frost line.
What's on the $1 coin really doesn't matter much since people will avoid
it because the size is difficult to distinguish from a Quarter without the
use of a machinist's scale or a micrometer.
A simple task for a vending machine.
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| User: "bob young" |
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26 Dec 2007 02:55:01 AM |
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J Young wrote:
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000006185.cfm
'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin
Family News in Focus
Motto had been relegated to the edge of the new coins.
"In God We Trust" will return to the front of the $1 coin, thanks to
pressure from the public.
.........so the most powerful state in the world continues to look rather silly
!
Shame
Bob Young
Humanist Brit
[from the level headed branch of the family]
According to the U.S. Mint, the motto was moved to the edge of the coin to
draw attention to the inscription - and it did. Some coinage made it through
without being stamped with the motto. And experts say it could rub off over
time.
"It was a bad idea, followed by bad employment of that idea, and now finally
they are correcting that mistake," said Brian Rooney, spokesman for the
Thomas More Law Center. "That's good news."
Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., sponsored legislation to move "In God We Trust"
back to its proper home. It's waiting for President Bush's signature.
"While it may not seem like much of a victory, I think it's significant," he
said.
Dave Stotts, host of the Drive Thru History series, agrees. He was concerned
that the original change could have led to the motto being taken off for
good.
"I certainly can't imagine growing up in a country and under a government
that is atheistic and denies the existence and dependence on God," he said.
--
J Young
jyoungvisions@aol.com
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| User: "•R. L. Measures" |
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26 Dec 2007 04:24:45 AM |
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In article <47721657.E4C27706@netvigator.com>, wrote:
J Young wrote:
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000006185.cfm
'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin
Family News in Focus
Motto had been relegated to the edge of the new coins.
"In God We Trust" will return to the front of the $1 coin, thanks to
pressure from the public.
........so the most powerful state in the world continues to look rather silly
!
Shame
• The chosen diameter of the new $1 coin is indeed rather silly since it
is too close to the diameter of the Quarter. What were these guys
thinking ?
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R.L. Measures. 805-386-3734, www.somis.org
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| User: "Bill Shatzer" |
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26 Dec 2007 01:10:17 PM |
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•R. L. Measures wrote:
-snip-
• The chosen diameter of the new $1 coin is indeed rather silly since it
is too close to the diameter of the Quarter. What were these guys
thinking ?
Folks refused to use the fifty cent piece or the old Eisenhower dollar
'cause it was too large and heavy.
Something 'bout the size of a quarter seems to be the maximum folks are
willing to carry in their pockets or pocket books.
What they need to do is discontinue the one dollar bill - as Europe has
done where the smallest note is the 5 euro bill and coins are used
exclusively for the one and two euro denominations.
Discontinuing the one cent coin would make a lot of sense as well.
Peace and justice,
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| User: "•R. L. Measures" |
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26 Dec 2007 02:10:43 PM |
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In article <6NOdnST01tuBOu_anZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d@comcast.com>, Bill Shatzer
<bshatzerNO@comcast.net> wrote:
•R. L. Measures wrote:
-snip-
• The chosen diameter of the new $1 coin is indeed rather silly since it
is too close to the diameter of the Quarter. What were these guys
thinking ?
Folks refused to use the fifty cent piece or the old Eisenhower dollar
'cause it was too large and heavy.
• If the new $1 coin was 25% larger than the Quarter, there would be less
confusion
Something 'bout the size of a quarter seems to be the maximum folks are
willing to carry in their pockets or pocket books.
What they need to do is discontinue the one dollar bill - as Europe has
done where the smallest note is the 5 euro bill and coins are used
exclusively for the one and two euro denominations.
• How about the $2 bill ? The back side is a real work of art.
Discontinuing the one cent coin would make a lot of sense as well.
Peace and justice,
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R.L. Measures. 805-386-3734, www.somis.org
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| User: "Baxter" |
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26 Dec 2007 03:32:40 PM |
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I've always thought the dollar coin was too small - and too close to the
size of the quarter.
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"•R. L. Measures" <2@vc.net> wrote in message
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In article <6NOdnST01tuBOu_anZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d@comcast.com>, Bill Shatzer
<bshatzerNO@comcast.net> wrote:
•R. L. Measures wrote:
-snip-
• The chosen diameter of the new $1 coin is indeed rather silly since
it
is too close to the diameter of the Quarter. What were these guys
thinking ?
Folks refused to use the fifty cent piece or the old Eisenhower dollar
'cause it was too large and heavy.
• If the new $1 coin was 25% larger than the Quarter, there would be less
confusion
Something 'bout the size of a quarter seems to be the maximum folks are
willing to carry in their pockets or pocket books.
What they need to do is discontinue the one dollar bill - as Europe has
done where the smallest note is the 5 euro bill and coins are used
exclusively for the one and two euro denominations.
• How about the $2 bill ? The back side is a real work of art.
Discontinuing the one cent coin would make a lot of sense as well.
Peace and justice,
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R.L. Measures. 805-386-3734, www.somis.org
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| User: "Bill Shatzer" |
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26 Dec 2007 04:01:48 PM |
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Baxter wrote:
I've always thought the dollar coin was too small - and too close to the
size of the quarter.
The dollar coin is -gold- colored! Look at the damn thing. They're not
tough to distinguish from quarters.
But, if they'd just dump the $1 dollar bill, folks would have to use 'em
and would get used to distinguishing 'em from quarters pretty quick. The
problem now is that folks don't see or use one dollar coins often enough
to get used to 'em.
Spend a couple weeks in Europe. Distinguishing between the various
between the various coins becomes second nature - even though the 20
cent coin is only 1 mm smaller than the 1 euro coin - and the 50 cent
coin is only 1 mm larger than the 1 euro.
The US one dollar coin is 2.2mm larger than the quarter.
Peace and justice,
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| User: "Brutus" |
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26 Dec 2007 07:39:09 PM |
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"Bill Shatzer" <bshatzerNO@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Baxter wrote:
I've always thought the dollar coin was too small - and too close to the
size of the quarter.
The dollar coin is -gold- colored! Look at the damn thing. They're not
tough to distinguish from quarters.
Unless you are blind...
Brutus
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27 Dec 2007 12:30:03 AM |
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On Dec 26, 5:39=A0pm, "Brutus" <bru...@freetidbet.org> wrote:
"Bill Shatzer" <bshatze...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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The dollar coin is -gold- colored! Look at the damn thing. They're not
tough to distinguish from quarters.
Unless you are blind...
Better make that blind with an extremely reduced sense of touch.
Dollar coins have smooth edges. Quarters don't.
If you want "tough to distinguish" for a blind person, that would be
telling a $1 bill from a $5 (or any other paper currency
denomination).
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David Barts
davidb@scn.org
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26 Dec 2007 05:09:25 PM |
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"Bill Shatzer" <bshatzerNO@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Baxter wrote:
I've always thought the dollar coin was too small - and too close to the
size of the quarter.
The dollar coin is -gold- colored! Look at the damn thing. They're not
tough to distinguish from quarters.
Some (many? most?) people go by feel (certainly the blind do so.)
One of the biggest complaints since the first day the small-sized doller was
introduced has been that it is too close to the size of the Quarter. It's
my opinion that if they made the dollar a size half-way between the quarter
and the old half-dollar that the complaints would cease and the usage would
increase (especially with the non-use of the half-dollar.)
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| User: "Douglas Berry" |
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26 Dec 2007 08:11:51 PM |
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On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:09:25 -0800 "Baxter"
<lbax02.spamguard@baxcode.com> carved the following into the hard
stone of alt.atheism
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"Bill Shatzer" <bshatzerNO@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Baxter wrote:
I've always thought the dollar coin was too small - and too close to the
size of the quarter.
The dollar coin is -gold- colored! Look at the damn thing. They're not
tough to distinguish from quarters.
Some (many? most?) people go by feel (certainly the blind do so.)
The US 25 cent pieces has a serated edge. The dollar coins have a
smooth edge. I'm not blind, and can feel the difference when pulling
change out of my pocket.
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Douglas Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail
Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5
Jason Gastrich is praying for me on 8 January 2011
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the
source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a
stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as
good as dead: his eyes are closed." - Albert Einstein
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26 Dec 2007 06:37:53 PM |
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On Dec 26, 6:09 pm, "Baxter" <lbax02.spamgu...@baxcode.com> wrote:
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"Bill Shatzer" <bshatze...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Nbqdnbx9Hd_SUu_anZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d@comcast.com...> Baxter wrote:
I've always thought the dollar coin was too small - and too close to the
size of the quarter.
The dollar coin is -gold- colored! Look at the damn thing. They're not
tough to distinguish from quarters.
Some (many? most?) people go by feel (certainly the blind do so.)
One of the biggest complaints since the first day the small-sized doller was
introduced has been that it is too close to the size of the Quarter. It's
my opinion that if they made the dollar a size half-way between the quarter
and the old half-dollar that the complaints would cease and the usage would
increase (especially with the non-use of the half-dollar.)
They need to be a different shape, either squares or triangles, or
perforated in some way, maybe with a laser, to make them easily
told apart. This would make them aesthetically appealing also,
highly so. Why just have the evil eye-in-the-pyramid logo stamped
on your currency when it can be the currency itself?
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27 Dec 2007 07:34:23 PM |
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On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:09:25 -0800, Baxter wrote:
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"Bill Shatzer" <bshatzerNO@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Baxter wrote:
I've always thought the dollar coin was too small - and too close to
the size of the quarter.
The dollar coin is -gold- colored! Look at the damn thing. They're not
tough to distinguish from quarters.
Some (many? most?) people go by feel (certainly the blind do so.)
One of the biggest complaints since the first day the small-sized doller
was introduced has been that it is too close to the size of the Quarter.
It's my opinion that if they made the dollar a size half-way between
the quarter and the old half-dollar that the complaints would cease and
the usage would increase (especially with the non-use of the
half-dollar.)
I think the whole complaint about size is silly. Do sighted people close
their eyes when counting out their change or something? I grab my change
out of my pocket and actually look at it before handing it over. Maybe
I'm weird.
Funny thing people complaining about not being able to differentiate
between coins by touch when a $100 bill feels just like a $1 bill. Show
of hands, anybody here hand over bills without looking at the
denomination?
But people fear handing over a dollar instead of a quarter?
Oh and far as the blind go, we don't do *squat* about our currency. We're
worried they might get mixed up about quarters but don't care they can't
tell the big bills apart?
But this is really all silly anyway. Debit and credit cards will have
taken over totally before anybody agrees on the coinage.
It occurred to me as I was writing this I don't really care. I don't
carry money anymore. I have a 20 stuffed somewhere in my wallet and a
roll of quarters for tolls in the glove compartment.
I think. I haven't looked in a while...
--
Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
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"You know what my favorite thing in the world is?
I'll tell you.
Each week, millions and millions of upper middle class American
citizens put on expensive dress clothes, load themselves into
suv's and drive past homeless shelters, orphanages, prisons,
missions and halfway houses on their way to a very expensive
and nice church, where someone tells them to be more like Jesus.
That is fucking awesome, let me tell you."
http://tinyurl.com/2uglqf
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26 Dec 2007 07:44:57 PM |
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In article <Nbqdnbx9Hd_SUu_anZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d@comcast.com>, Bill Shatzer
<bshatzerNO@comcast.net> wrote:
Baxter wrote:
I've always thought the dollar coin was too small - and too close to the
size of the quarter.
The dollar coin is -gold- colored! Look at the damn thing. They're not
tough to distinguish from quarters.
• The gold color rubs off with use.
But, if they'd just dump the $1 dollar bill, folks would have to use 'em
and would get used to distinguishing 'em from quarters pretty quick. The
problem now is that folks don't see or use one dollar coins often enough
to get used to 'em.
Spend a couple weeks in Europe. Distinguishing between the various
between the various coins becomes second nature - even though the 20
cent coin is only 1 mm smaller than the 1 euro coin - and the 50 cent
coin is only 1 mm larger than the 1 euro.
The US one dollar coin is 2.2mm larger than the quarter.
• Thanks. 2.2mm is 0.0866"
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R.L. Measures. 805-386-3734, www.somis.org
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26 Dec 2007 08:46:34 PM |
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"•R. L. Measures" <2@vc.net> wrote in message
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In article <Nbqdnbx9Hd_SUu_anZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d@comcast.com>, Bill Shatzer
<bshatzerNO@comcast.net> wrote:
Baxter wrote:
I've always thought the dollar coin was too small - and too close to
the
size of the quarter.
The dollar coin is -gold- colored! Look at the damn thing. They're not
tough to distinguish from quarters.
• The gold color rubs off with use.
But, if they'd just dump the $1 dollar bill, folks would have to use 'em
and would get used to distinguishing 'em from quarters pretty quick. The
problem now is that folks don't see or use one dollar coins often enough
to get used to 'em.
Spend a couple weeks in Europe. Distinguishing between the various
between the various coins becomes second nature - even though the 20
cent coin is only 1 mm smaller than the 1 euro coin - and the 50 cent
coin is only 1 mm larger than the 1 euro.
The US one dollar coin is 2.2mm larger than the quarter.
• Thanks. 2.2mm is 0.0866"
less than 1/8" and more than 1/16"
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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26 Dec 2007 04:38:27 PM |
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On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:01:48 -0800, Bill Shatzer wrote:
Baxter wrote:
I've always thought the dollar coin was too small - and too close to
the size of the quarter.
The dollar coin is -gold- colored! Look at the damn thing. They're not
tough to distinguish from quarters.
But, if they'd just dump the $1 dollar bill, folks would have to use 'em
and would get used to distinguishing 'em from quarters pretty quick. The
problem now is that folks don't see or use one dollar coins often enough
to get used to 'em.
That's because for whatever weird reason, we in the US are hostile to the
idea. Every attempt to get a $1 coin into circulation has been met with
rejection.
Don't ask me why. If find $1 bills are annoying as hell and wish they'd
go away.
(Same with pennies, they just clutter up the place and don't add up to
anything worthwhile unless you accumulate a literal truck load of the
things then nobody'll take 'em, not even banks)
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Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
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26 Dec 2007 08:21:06 PM |
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"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
(Same with pennies, they just clutter up the place and don't add up to
anything worthwhile unless you accumulate a literal truck load of the
things then nobody'll take 'em, not even banks)
Just no end to the ignorance being displayed!
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26 Dec 2007 09:02:38 PM |
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On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:21:06 +0000, Lobby Dosser wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
(Same with pennies, they just clutter up the place and don't add up to
anything worthwhile unless you accumulate a literal truck load of the
things then nobody'll take 'em, not even banks)
Just no end to the ignorance being displayed!
What?
--
Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
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Focus on Your Own Damn Family
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| User: "Lobby Dosser" |
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| Title: Re: 'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin |
26 Dec 2007 09:08:39 PM |
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"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:21:06 +0000, Lobby Dosser wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
(Same with pennies, they just clutter up the place and don't add up
to anything worthwhile unless you accumulate a literal truck load of
the things then nobody'll take 'em, not even banks)
Just no end to the ignorance being displayed!
What?
Both of my banks take pennies. One is a local credit union and the other
a branch of a national bank.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: 'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin |
27 Dec 2007 07:56:51 AM |
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On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:08:39 +0000, Lobby Dosser wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:21:06 +0000, Lobby Dosser wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
(Same with pennies, they just clutter up the place and don't add up
to anything worthwhile unless you accumulate a literal truck load of
the things then nobody'll take 'em, not even banks)
Just no end to the ignorance being displayed!
What?
Both of my banks take pennies. One is a local credit union and the other
a branch of a national bank.
So two anecdotes make a universal?
Large numbers of banks are being total asses about coins. If they're
wrapped, they don't know if you're trying to scam them. If they're not
wrapped, they have to spend time and money (even though its by machine).
More are actually starting to put those machines like you see in grocery
stores (et al) that charge you to count the change and spit out a receipt.
Try depositing $100 of pennies and see how happy it makes your bank...
--
Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
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"For god so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son,
that whosoever would believe in him would believe in anything."
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| User: "Lobby Dosser" |
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| Title: Re: 'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin |
27 Dec 2007 07:16:28 PM |
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"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:08:39 +0000, Lobby Dosser wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:21:06 +0000, Lobby Dosser wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
(Same with pennies, they just clutter up the place and don't add
up to anything worthwhile unless you accumulate a literal truck
load of the things then nobody'll take 'em, not even banks)
Just no end to the ignorance being displayed!
What?
Both of my banks take pennies. One is a local credit union and the
other a branch of a national bank.
So two anecdotes make a universal?
I suspect that the banks are Required to accept whatever US coin or
currency you present.
Large numbers of banks are being total asses about coins. If they're
wrapped, they don't know if you're trying to scam them. If they're not
wrapped, they have to spend time and money (even though its by
machine). More are actually starting to put those machines like you
see in grocery stores (et al) that charge you to count the change and
spit out a receipt.
And what's the problem with that?
Try depositing $100 of pennies and see how happy it makes your bank...
Do you care if your bank is happy, I don't.
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| User: "Clave" |
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| Title: Re: 'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin |
27 Dec 2007 07:19:06 PM |
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"Lobby Dosser" <lobby.dosser.mapson@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:M7Ycj.1516$OH6.607@trndny03...
<...>
I suspect that the banks are Required to accept whatever US coin or
currency you present.
Nope. They're private entities and are under no legal obligation to do
business in any coin or currency they don't feel like doing business in.
Jim
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| User: "Bill Shatzer" |
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| Title: Re: 'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin |
28 Dec 2007 12:12:21 AM |
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Clave wrote:
"Lobby Dosser" <lobby.dosser.mapson@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:M7Ycj.1516$OH6.607@trndny03...
<...>
I suspect that the banks are Required to accept whatever US coin or
currency you present.
Nope. They're private entities and are under no legal obligation to do
business in any coin or currency they don't feel like doing business in.
Well, not 'xactly.
http://www.snopes.com/business/money/pennies.asp
Peace and justice,
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| User: "Clave" |
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| Title: Re: 'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin |
28 Dec 2007 12:26:56 AM |
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"Bill Shatzer" <bshatzerNO@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:fN6dnYiY7alXDunanZ2dnUVZ_vyinZ2d@comcast.com...
Clave wrote:
"Lobby Dosser" <lobby.dosser.mapson@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:M7Ycj.1516$OH6.607@trndny03...
<...>
I suspect that the banks are Required to accept whatever US coin or
currency you present.
Nope. They're private entities and are under no legal obligation to do
business in any coin or currency they don't feel like doing business in.
Well, not 'xactly.
http://www.snopes.com/business/money/pennies.asp
Not 'xactly the same thing, though. That statute deals with remuneration
for goods or services -- banks of *any* kind charging for things like
safe-deposit box rental would have to take any form of currency.
What banks deal with in deposits is what's in question, and doesn't appear
to be addressed at all by that statute. Or any other that I can find.
Jim
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| User: "Alfred E. Newman" |
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| Title: Re: 'In God We Trust' to Resume Prominent Place on $1 Coin |
27 Dec 2007 08:53:58 PM |
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On Dec 27, 8:19=A0pm, "Clave" <ClaviusNoSpamDam...@cablespeed.com>
wrote:
"Lobby Dosser" <lobby.dosser.map...@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:M7Ycj.1516$OH6.607@trndny03...
<...>
I suspect that the banks are Required to accept whatever US coin or
currency you present.
Nope. =A0They're private entities and are under no legal obligation to do
business in any coin or currency they don't feel like doing business in.
Jim
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
But print that on the front page news and see what happens.
"There is an element of truth in every idea
that lasts long enough to be called corny".
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