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Okay,

I didn't really want to post on this issue again. But since people
here, were saying my letters to Congress, were too long, I wanted to
ask, how do I approach the issues properly? (I'll ask some questions)

First:

What am I most likely going to get done:

1. Redesign of the half dollar?

2. Redesign of the $2 bill?

3. Issuance of $200 bills?

4. Reissue of the $500 bill?

5. Reissue of the $1,000 bill?

6. Issuance of a $200 bill, and reissue of the $500 bill?

7. Reissue of the $500, and $1,000 bills?

8. Issuance of a $200 bill, and the reissue of the $500 and $1,000
bills?

Pros:

1. Redesigned half dollar:

May circulate better, if redesigned smaller, lighter, and it possibly
working in vending machines. May cause people to realize that half
dollars are still minted, and are not rare collectibles, and may cause
people to use the 50 cent denomination more regularly, as a redesigned
smaller, lighter coin. A widely circulating half dollar coin could
save the government money, by cutting quater dollar minting, in half.
A smaller half dollar coin would save money on the metals used to mint
the coin, as did the smaller $1 coins that were issued after the
larger Eisenhower dollar coins. Numismatic items featuring the new
half dollar, would gain the government money, from coin and currency
collectors.

Whilst trying to come up with some alternative designs for US circulating
currency a few years ago, I tried doing a different sized half dollar coin
and also a circulating 5 dollar coin.

You can see versions of them he http://members.lycos.co.uk/hertfordian/

Would this be more likely to circulate/less likely to be confused with
existing coinage?

Best regards

Hertfordian