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What would people think if the US started doing this
I think the large size currency had much more interesting designs.
I also believe now that we have the smaller currency, if we went back to the large size currency, it would cost the government more, but would also be more bulky and harder to handle, so we would have to keep the smaller size currency. But, is there any law that prohibits the US Treasury from "reviving" old designs? What if suddenly we (not you or me, that's illegal started printing out, say 1869 Legal Tender designs. Those had color. Anybody have thoughts as to how the people we perceive these old designs (not just this example, but everything) if they found them in their own pocket. Personally, I don't think many people would like them. Anybody who is under 75 can't even remember the large sized notes (as it was 75 years ago that we started making small sized notes, and even if large notes circulated for years after, a senior citizen who have to go deep back to their early childhood to remember them, at a point where they were likely not to be handling much money to begin with). We had some really nice designs....and I (for one) am getting quite tired of these notes that have only recently (within the last 7 years) gotten a face lift, but now look sort of ridiculous. Our $1 hasn't changed much at all (a motto added....) in 75 years! Perhaps the only thing that has had a longer run is the Lincoln cent, but even that is sort of divided during 1959 when we stopped with the wheat back and added the memorial, which is now 45 years old. |
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Actually, a mere cursory glance at Silver Certificate and United States Note
$1's will reveal a difference in design from the Fed Res $1's. Just look at the corners. The counters in the corners are different from the SC's and USN's. However, your idea , to me, has merit. If you really want to see the old designs and cannot afford the 'real thing', check out the over 200 varieties of Souvenir Cards the BEP has produced over the last 30+ years. For a source for Souvenir Cards, Ken Barr of San Jose, CA (www.kenbarr.com) comes to mind... Jay in Garrison, TX reply, if ya' wanna, to "Anonymous Joe" wrote in message news:j4mRa.66755$OZ2.12575@rwcrnsc54... I think the large size currency had much more interesting designs. snipped for brevity's sake |
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whohah wrote in message ... Actually, a mere cursory glance at Silver Certificate and United States Note $1's will reveal a difference in design from the Fed Res $1's. Just look at the corners. The counters in the corners are different from the SC's and USN's. However, your idea , to me, has merit. If you really want to see the old designs and cannot afford the 'real thing', check out the over 200 varieties of Souvenir Cards the BEP has produced over the last 30+ years. For a source for Souvenir Cards, Ken Barr of San Jose, CA (www.kenbarr.com) comes to mind... Jay in Garrison, TX reply, if ya' wanna, to Yeah right, you think the feminazis would allow us to have the design from the 1896 $5 silver certificate again? Dave Parrish |
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"Scottishmoney" wrote in message
... whohah wrote in message ... Actually, a mere cursory glance at Silver Certificate and United States Note $1's will reveal a difference in design from the Fed Res $1's. Just look at the corners. The counters in the corners are different from the SC's and USN's. However, your idea , to me, has merit. If you really want to see the old designs and cannot afford the 'real thing', check out the over 200 varieties of Souvenir Cards the BEP has produced over the last 30+ years. For a source for Souvenir Cards, Ken Barr of San Jose, CA (www.kenbarr.com) comes to mind... Jay in Garrison, TX reply, if ya' wanna, to Yeah right, you think the feminazis would allow us to have the design from the 1896 $5 silver certificate again? Dave Parrish I believe there are some notes with less-than-fully clothed females (or female figures) on them. I spose this could only annoy the straight women... |
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