Reagan on money?

[12th Doctor]

I have long been an advocate for currencey change.  I acctually like the dime one.  That's if we don't change the rest of the currency as well.  If we do change the rest of it, then I would be in favor of a greater alteration.

I propose a bi-partisan comprimise:  Reagan on half the dimes, Truman on half the quarters (once the state quarters thing is over).

[12th Doctor]

A person ought to be dead at least 10 years before receiving this kind of an honor.

Some would arguee that Reagan has been dead for almost 10 years.  I mean no offense, but it is a valid point.  He dissappeared in 1998 basically.  After that, he might as well have been dead to all but his family.

[12th Doctor]

I just think that it is halarious that all these Dems. (and a handful of Republicans) are complaining that we need to wait.  (Though Nym did bring this up) It took about a month after the Kennedy assasination for them to rip Franklin's face of the Half-dollar and put Kennedy's on there.  Consider that then we had no time to even consider the impact of Kennedy's legacy.  Ronald Reagan has been out of the White House for 16 years.  I think that that is more than enough time.

[12th Doctor]

(Dusts off folder)

Here is my old proposal from an earlier thread.


US currency has remained largely unchange for a long time now.  We have had the same presidents on the same bills and coins since at least the fifties for some donominations.  Three presidents (Washinton, Jefferson and Lincoln) appear on both a coin and a bill.  Is it time for a change?  If so, who would you put on what?

I think I would take Grant of the $50 and put FDR on that.  Take FDR of the Dime and put Truman on there.  Take Jefferson of the nickle and put John Adams on there.  Take Washington off the quarter and put TR on that.  Take Kennedy of the Half-Dollar and put Reagan on.

Finally, I would either start re-printing $2 bills or creat a $2 coin.  (Soda machines now cost $1.25 and will go up, so there is a need).  If we keep bills, then keep Jefferson.  If we switch to coins, put Jefferson on them.

Anyway, we have had more than just seven presidents (and Grant wasn't very good) so I think that our money should start reflecting that.

P.S.  Since I posted I have realized the FDR must stay on the dime in some capacity.  So keep him on there and put Truman on the $50.

[12th Doctor]

Put Reagan on the 10!

Not even I support that, and Reagan is one of my heros.

[12th Doctor]

Can someone tell me who's on all the currency so that I can make a judgement. I'm not very familiar with American currency. From penny to highest form, I know some but I'd like to be affirmed or correct in some cases.

Siege

Penny: Lincoln
Nickel: Jefferson
Dime: FDR
Quarter: Washinton
Half-Dollar: Kennedy
Dollar Coin (flop):  Sacawhoever
Dollar Bill: Washington
Two Dollar Bill: Jefferson
Five Dollar Bill: Lincoln
Ten  ": Hamilton
Twenty: Jackson
Fifty: Grant
Hundred: Franklin

There are higher bills but they don't get circulated regularly.  They are mostly for bank transactions and the like.

Maybe the dollar coins since the Eisenhower have all flopped because they put some women on there who no one really cares about, twice.  Susan B. Anthony!?!?  Yeah, that was a great idea.  At least they still moved when Ike was on them.

[12th Doctor]

I believe that Anthony and Sacagawea were both significant enough to deserve to be on money.

And the fact that there were women on those coins who YOU don't care about (plenty of others do, I assure you) had nothing to do with their failure to go over with the public, that's complete nonsense.

I expected better of you, Supersoulty.

I'm merely stating an obvious fact.  Most of the American public don't care about these women.  If they put someone else, like maybe Eleanore Roosevelt on there, then maybe it would have generated more interest.  Or maybe a man like Dr. King.  I'm telling you, from the perspective of the average person.  that wasn't the only reason that they flopped so badly, but that was a big reason.


P.S. It is a fact that, even in the 70's, the Eisenhower was far more successful than the Susan B. Anthony.  Even though the Eisenhower was much larger and far less convienient to carry.