Maybe because you are use to the look of the US coins.
Are you trying to understand why those who still cling to imperial do so
because they are use to it?
How long do you think it would take for you to get use to the look of the
euro coins before you felt as comfortable or even more comfortable with them
then dollar coins? If you consider yourself average, then the amount of
time it would take you to adjust to the look and feel of the euro coins is
about the same amount of time it should take for the average person to
adjust to metric.
BTW, how many different national euro coins did you encounter?
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Trusten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, 2005-07-13 17:00
Subject: [USMA:33539] metric Germany, yes---but euro coins, darn it!
This is not entirely metric, but it is a small essay on simplicity.
The metric system in Germany was simplicity itself, but the euro coins
weren't. I sure do like U.S. coinage better!!
The euro coin sets have a logical design sequence, but there are just too
many of them to be convenient--one-, two-, five-, 10-, 20-, 50-cent, and
one- and two-euro coins. Whenever I had to fish into my pocket for change,
I had a festival of searching among the many golden-colored coins for the
right combination. The one- and two-euro coins are bimetallic and easy to
spot, but not the lesser value coins.
U.S. coins, however, circulate in only four popular denominations: one-,
five, 10-, and 25-cent pieces. They may be illogically sized (e.g., the
10-cent piece is smaller than the five-cent piece and the one-cent piece),
but they are identifiable at a glance. Even the unpopular half-dollar and
one-dollar U.S. coins are unique in appearance, and would pose no
additional visual burden if they circulated.
--
Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122
Midland TX 79707-2872 USA
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"There are two cardinal sins, from which all the others spring: impatience
and laziness."
---Franz Kafka
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