Getting rid of the one dollar paper bills would be a
blessing.
A dollar coin, and eliminating the 50-cent coin, would be a
natural, effective, progressive and inexpensive way to do it.
Irregular edges on the dollar coin, instead of round edges
as on current coins, would be distinctive and recognizable.
It could be made to metric specs too, at step forward in
going metric in the U.S.
Let's do it!
Stan Doore
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Harry Wyeth
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 11:25 AM
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:51246] Coins (more off topic, or maybe not!)
It is sort of on topic, as it relates to attitudes of Americans not wanting
to be bothered to change. Just as changing to metric can be really easy, as
anyone who has spent any time in a foreign country can attest, changing over
to a modified currency/coinage system can be really easy also.
I have spent time in Europe, New Zealand, and Australia, and there is no
problem at all dealing with dollar-type coins and not having dollar-type
bills. As stated, the Euro coins are very convenient. In Canada you don't
even notice the absence of dollar bills with their "Loonie" and "Twonie"
coins. The only exception I can think of is the odd sizing of coins in
Australia, where the two dollar coins are too small and the under-dollar
coins are huge and cheap feeling.
Changing either to metric or new coinage could be about as bothersome to
most people as adjusting to a new bus schedule or a few new stoplights on
your commute.
HARRY WYETH
