Coloured money is very fun. And so are fancy coins. The problem with your dollar coins is that they looked much like your quarters, no? Try making them gold.
I'm looking forward to the $5 coins. They can't get here fast enough for me.
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Elena - Sep 25, 2003 9:17:07 am PDT #3840 of 6793
Thanks for all the fish.
askye - Sep 25, 2003 9:17:08 am PDT #3841 of 6793
Thrive to spite them
The fellow Americans I travelled with in the UK didn't except to get American currency, they were quite taken with the pound coins, which have different mottos and such around the rims. It was a thing to try and collect all the coins.
I think this was the only time they didn't act like stereotypical ugly Americans. I'd like to note that these were adults mostly in their mid 50s to late 60s. Seriously most of them had no manners and excepted England and Scotland to be just like America and were totally shocked and upset when it wasn't.
askye - Sep 25, 2003 9:19:20 am PDT #3842 of 6793
Thrive to spite them
The new $1 coins were gold and a slightly different shape and weight than quarters.
However people tended to hoard the dollar coins rather than use them because the bills were still in circulation. It was doomed to fail because given a choice the public will go with what they know rather than strange things. Plus some people weren't too happy that Scajawea got on the one dollar coin.
Elena - Sep 25, 2003 9:21:10 am PDT #3843 of 6793
Thanks for all the fish.
Huh. So it was racial?
And, yeah, when you get rid of $1 and $2 bills the coins get used.
You don't even have $2 bills, though, do you?
Megan E. - Sep 25, 2003 9:21:13 am PDT #3844 of 6793
Our coins have the Queen (god save her) and lovely animals! Our $5 bill has kids playing hockey on it.
Elena - Sep 25, 2003 9:21:39 am PDT #3845 of 6793
Thanks for all the fish.
And, you know, didn't you have $1 Susan B Anthony coins? I recall there was an uproar about that, too.
§ ita § - Sep 25, 2003 9:21:52 am PDT #3846 of 6793
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The new $1 coins were gold and a slightly different shape and weight than quarters.
Except in Michigan, where the dollar coins are the Susan Something Anthonys. Or something. I don't think those are gold-coloured, but they're easy enough to tell from a quarter just with your fingertips.
Trudy Booth - Sep 25, 2003 9:23:12 am PDT #3847 of 6793
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
We have both kinds of dollar coins in our public transportation ticket vending machines.
Elena - Sep 25, 2003 9:23:21 am PDT #3848 of 6793
Thanks for all the fish.
And Sir Wilfred Laurier, don't forget that.
Megan E. - Sep 25, 2003 9:26:01 am PDT #3849 of 6793
How could I forget Wilfrid Laurier! My husband went to his university.