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"Dave Allured" wrote in message
...
The U.S. needs to drop the paper $1 and $2 bills, and the penny,
nickel,
and half dollar coins. Just use dimes, quarters, dollar coins, and $5
coins; and I am no longer sure about the dimes.

SO, you suggest rounding to the nearest 10 cents?
You, sir, are an ass.

RWF wrote:
"Dave Allured" wrote in message
...
The U.S. needs to drop the paper $1 and $2 bills, and the penny,
nickel,
and half dollar coins. Just use dimes, quarters, dollar coins, and
$5 coins; and I am no longer sure about the dimes.

SO, you suggest rounding to the nearest 10 cents?
You, sir, are an ass.

I've been reading about the Comstock Lode of the 1870s, and the financial
situation that existed in the West at the time. It seems that cents and
nickels did not circulate there at all, as the inflationary local economy
dictated that everything would be rounded to the nearest dime. That was one
of the bullet points used to promote the minting of the ill-fated 20c coins.
The other primary point was that the Spanish-American 2 reales was still
very much in circulation out west, and when one was tendered for a 10c
purchase, only a dime would be returned as change.

James

On Jan 14, 7:39*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
RWF wrote:
"Dave Allured" wrote in message
...
The U.S. needs to drop the paper $1 and $2 bills, and the penny,
nickel,
and half dollar coins. *Just use dimes, quarters, dollar coins, and
$5 coins; and I am no longer sure about the dimes.

SO, you suggest rounding to the nearest 10 cents?
You, sir, are an ass.

I've been reading about the Comstock Lode of the 1870s, and the financial
situation that existed in the West at the time. *It seems that cents and
nickels did not circulate there at all, as the inflationary local economy
dictated that everything would be rounded to the nearest dime. *That was one
of the bullet points used to promote the minting of the ill-fated 20c coins.
The other primary point was that the Spanish-American 2 reales was still
very much in circulation out west, and when one was tendered for a 10c
purchase, only a dime would be returned as change.

James

I really don't want too see a dollar coin, it makes us here in the
united states look very european. Then whats next the amero? I'm sorry
but I'm completely against this. Their has been nothing but lies since
the beginning about this saving us money. The only way I would except
a dollar coin if it was made of silver. Once our government starts
backing our money with silver and gold again. It will be worth
something and we will be out of this economic mess.

sgt23 wrote:
On Jan 14, 7:39 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
RWF wrote:
"Dave Allured" wrote in message
...
The U.S. needs to drop the paper $1 and $2 bills, and the penny,
nickel,
and half dollar coins. Just use dimes, quarters, dollar coins, and
$5 coins; and I am no longer sure about the dimes.

SO, you suggest rounding to the nearest 10 cents?
You, sir, are an ass.

I've been reading about the Comstock Lode of the 1870s, and the
financial situation that existed in the West at the time. It seems
that cents and nickels did not circulate there at all, as the
inflationary local economy dictated that everything would be rounded
to the nearest dime. That was one of the bullet points used to
promote the minting of the ill-fated 20c coins. The other primary
point was that the Spanish-American 2 reales was still very much in
circulation out west, and when one was tendered for a 10c purchase,
only a dime would be returned as change.

James

I really don't want too see a dollar coin, it makes us here in the
united states look very european. Then whats next the amero? I'm sorry
but I'm completely against this. Their has been nothing but lies since
the beginning about this saving us money. The only way I would except
a dollar coin if it was made of silver. Once our government starts
backing our money with silver and gold again. It will be worth
something and we will be out of this economic mess.

1) Study your U.S. history in some detail and you will see it punctuated
with financial panic after financial panic, depression after depression.
Our gold-backed currency prevented none of them. The Great Depression
occurred in spite of it.

2) The dollar-denominated coin is a European concept through and through.
It evolved directly from the Spanish-American 8 reales, or "piece of eight",
thanks to the ministrations of Thomas Jefferson and other of our Founders.
The name derives from a large silver coin from Germany. We got along with
this "furrin'" denomination for over two hundred years. Dollar coins have
been around since 1794 and are still here. What's your problem with them
all of a sudden?

3) I will not even attempt to explain yet again the savings in switching to
a metal dollar to save money, as your mind, by your own admission, is
closed. I will not waste my time trying to pry it open. Enjoy.

4) Please learn the difference between "accept" (to welcome) and "except"
(to reject). Your failure to use the words correctly often completely
destroys your argument.

James

"sgt23" wrote in message
...
On Jan 14, 7:39 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
RWF wrote:
"Dave Allured" wrote in message
...
The U.S. needs to drop the paper $1 and $2 bills, and the penny,
nickel,
and half dollar coins. Just use dimes, quarters, dollar coins, and
$5 coins; and I am no longer sure about the dimes.

SO, you suggest rounding to the nearest 10 cents?
You, sir, are an ass.

I've been reading about the Comstock Lode of the 1870s, and the financial
situation that existed in the West at the time. It seems that cents and
nickels did not circulate there at all, as the inflationary local economy
dictated that everything would be rounded to the nearest dime. That was
one
of the bullet points used to promote the minting of the ill-fated 20c
coins.
The other primary point was that the Spanish-American 2 reales was still
very much in circulation out west, and when one was tendered for a 10c
purchase, only a dime would be returned as change.

James

I really don't want too see a dollar coin, it makes us here in the
united states look very european. Then whats next the amero? I'm sorry
but I'm completely against this. Their has been nothing but lies since
the beginning about this saving us money. The only way I would except
a dollar coin if it was made of silver. Once our government starts
backing our money with silver and gold again. It will be worth
something and we will be out of this economic mess.
__________________________________

If you think the US is looking very European, perhaps you should consider
where most of the our immigrants have come from over the past three
centuries. Meanwhile, we'll record you here as against the dollar coin.

P.S. If someone should happen to hand you one, you can refuse to spend it
in protest.

In article , sgt23 wrote:
On Jan 14, 7:39=A0pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
RWF wrote:
"Dave Allured" wrote in message
...
The U.S. needs to drop the paper $1 and $2 bills, and the penny,
nickel,
and half dollar coins. =A0Just use dimes, quarters, dollar coins, and
$5 coins; and I am no longer sure about the dimes.

SO, you suggest rounding to the nearest 10 cents?
You, sir, are an ass.

I've been reading about the Comstock Lode of the 1870s, and the financial
situation that existed in the West at the time. =A0It seems that cents an=
d
nickels did not circulate there at all, as the inflationary local economy
dictated that everything would be rounded to the nearest dime. =A0That wa=
s one
of the bullet points used to promote the minting of the ill-fated 20c coi=
ns.
The other primary point was that the Spanish-American 2 reales was still
very much in circulation out west, and when one was tendered for a 10c
purchase, only a dime would be returned as change.

James

I really don't want too see a dollar coin, it makes us here in the
united states look very european. Then whats next the amero? I'm sorry
but I'm completely against this. Their has been nothing but lies since
the beginning about this saving us money. The only way I would except
a dollar coin if it was made of silver. Once our government starts
backing our money with silver and gold again. It will be worth
something and we will be out of this economic mess.
sadly the world is too messed up to have coins with any chance of keeping a
steady value. if we were the only country doing silver, it would leave the
country as fast as made, like what happened early in our history.
we've beat it to death, but a dollar coin won't fly unless there's no paper
dollars.
i like dollar coins, but the one's i like are 38mm and not really useable.
how would our having real silver coins help? especially if we were the only
ones doing it? they wouldn't last a week before they were smelted and shipped
out.

In article , "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
sgt23 wrote:
On Jan 14, 7:39 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
RWF wrote:
"Dave Allured" wrote in message
...
The U.S. needs to drop the paper $1 and $2 bills, and the penny,
nickel,
and half dollar coins. Just use dimes, quarters, dollar coins, and
$5 coins; and I am no longer sure about the dimes.

SO, you suggest rounding to the nearest 10 cents?
You, sir, are an ass.

I've been reading about the Comstock Lode of the 1870s, and the
financial situation that existed in the West at the time. It seems
that cents and nickels did not circulate there at all, as the
inflationary local economy dictated that everything would be rounded
to the nearest dime. That was one of the bullet points used to
promote the minting of the ill-fated 20c coins. The other primary
point was that the Spanish-American 2 reales was still very much in
circulation out west, and when one was tendered for a 10c purchase,
only a dime would be returned as change.

James

I really don't want too see a dollar coin, it makes us here in the
united states look very european. Then whats next the amero? I'm sorry
but I'm completely against this. Their has been nothing but lies since
the beginning about this saving us money. The only way I would except
a dollar coin if it was made of silver. Once our government starts
backing our money with silver and gold again. It will be worth
something and we will be out of this economic mess.

1) Study your U.S. history in some detail and you will see it punctuated
with financial panic after financial panic, depression after depression.
Our gold-backed currency prevented none of them. The Great Depression
occurred in spite of it.

2) The dollar-denominated coin is a European concept through and through.
It evolved directly from the Spanish-American 8 reales, or "piece of eight",
thanks to the ministrations of Thomas Jefferson and other of our Founders.
The name derives from a large silver coin from Germany. We got along with
this "furrin'" denomination for over two hundred years. Dollar coins have
been around since 1794 and are still here. What's your problem with them
all of a sudden?

3) I will not even attempt to explain yet again the savings in switching to
a metal dollar to save money, as your mind, by your own admission, is
closed. I will not waste my time trying to pry it open. Enjoy.

4) Please learn the difference between "accept" (to welcome) and "except"
(to reject). Your failure to use the words correctly often completely
destroys your argument.

James


them furrin thalers are sure fun to collect, though. i'd love a boatlod of
them maria theresa's.

In article , "Bruce Remick" wrote:

"sgt23" wrote in message
...
On Jan 14, 7:39 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
RWF wrote:
"Dave Allured" wrote in message
...
The U.S. needs to drop the paper $1 and $2 bills, and the penny,
nickel,
and half dollar coins. Just use dimes, quarters, dollar coins, and
$5 coins; and I am no longer sure about the dimes.

SO, you suggest rounding to the nearest 10 cents?
You, sir, are an ass.

I've been reading about the Comstock Lode of the 1870s, and the financial
situation that existed in the West at the time. It seems that cents and
nickels did not circulate there at all, as the inflationary local economy
dictated that everything would be rounded to the nearest dime. That was
one
of the bullet points used to promote the minting of the ill-fated 20c
coins.
The other primary point was that the Spanish-American 2 reales was still
very much in circulation out west, and when one was tendered for a 10c
purchase, only a dime would be returned as change.

James

I really don't want too see a dollar coin, it makes us here in the
united states look very european. Then whats next the amero? I'm sorry
but I'm completely against this. Their has been nothing but lies since
the beginning about this saving us money. The only way I would except
a dollar coin if it was made of silver. Once our government starts
backing our money with silver and gold again. It will be worth
something and we will be out of this economic mess.
__________________________________

If you think the US is looking very European, perhaps you should consider
where most of the our immigrants have come from over the past three
centuries. Meanwhile, we'll record you here as against the dollar coin.

P.S. If someone should happen to hand you one, you can refuse to spend it
in protest.








he could send it to some worthwhile charity....me or you.

in wrote:
In article , "Mr. Jaggers"
lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
sgt23 wrote:
On Jan 14, 7:39 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com
wrote:
RWF wrote:
"Dave Allured" wrote in message
...
The U.S. needs to drop the paper $1 and $2 bills, and the penny,
nickel,
and half dollar coins. Just use dimes, quarters, dollar coins,
and $5 coins; and I am no longer sure about the dimes.

SO, you suggest rounding to the nearest 10 cents?
You, sir, are an ass.

I've been reading about the Comstock Lode of the 1870s, and the
financial situation that existed in the West at the time. It seems
that cents and nickels did not circulate there at all, as the
inflationary local economy dictated that everything would be
rounded to the nearest dime. That was one of the bullet points
used to promote the minting of the ill-fated 20c coins. The other
primary point was that the Spanish-American 2 reales was still
very much in circulation out west, and when one was tendered for a
10c purchase, only a dime would be returned as change.

James

I really don't want too see a dollar coin, it makes us here in the
united states look very european. Then whats next the amero? I'm
sorry but I'm completely against this. Their has been nothing but
lies since the beginning about this saving us money. The only way I
would except a dollar coin if it was made of silver. Once our
government starts backing our money with silver and gold again. It
will be worth something and we will be out of this economic mess.

1) Study your U.S. history in some detail and you will see it
punctuated with financial panic after financial panic, depression
after depression. Our gold-backed currency prevented none of them.
The Great Depression occurred in spite of it.

2) The dollar-denominated coin is a European concept through and
through. It evolved directly from the Spanish-American 8 reales, or
"piece of eight", thanks to the ministrations of Thomas Jefferson
and other of our Founders. The name derives from a large silver coin
from Germany. We got along with this "furrin'" denomination for
over two hundred years. Dollar coins have been around since 1794
and are still here. What's your problem with them all of a sudden?

3) I will not even attempt to explain yet again the savings in
switching to a metal dollar to save money, as your mind, by your own
admission, is closed. I will not waste my time trying to pry it
open. Enjoy.

4) Please learn the difference between "accept" (to welcome) and
"except" (to reject). Your failure to use the words correctly often
completely destroys your argument.

James


them furrin thalers are sure fun to collect, though. i'd love a
boatlod of
them maria theresa's.

I have only two, one original and one restrike, and somewhere a website
bookmarked that explains how to tell the difference. MT, as everyone knows,
was the Empress of Austria and mother of many, among whom her son Joseph,
who was played by Jeffrey Jones in Amadeus but who, contrary to the
screenplay, did not originate the phrase accusing Mozart of writing "too
many notes," and her daughter Marie-Antoinette, who was whisked off to
France at a disgustingly young age to become the bride of the
temporarily-impotent Louis XVI and who, contrary to rumor, never said "Let
them eat cake."

James

In article , "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
wrote:
In article , "Mr. Jaggers"
lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote:
sgt23 wrote:
On Jan 14, 7:39 pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com
wrote:
RWF wrote:
"Dave Allured" wrote in message
...
The U.S. needs to drop the paper $1 and $2 bills, and the penny,
nickel,
and half dollar coins. Just use dimes, quarters, dollar coins,
and $5 coins; and I am no longer sure about the dimes.

SO, you suggest rounding to the nearest 10 cents?
You, sir, are an ass.

I've been reading about the Comstock Lode of the 1870s, and the
financial situation that existed in the West at the time. It seems
that cents and nickels did not circulate there at all, as the
inflationary local economy dictated that everything would be
rounded to the nearest dime. That was one of the bullet points
used to promote the minting of the ill-fated 20c coins. The other
primary point was that the Spanish-American 2 reales was still
very much in circulation out west, and when one was tendered for a
10c purchase, only a dime would be returned as change.

James

I really don't want too see a dollar coin, it makes us here in the
united states look very european. Then whats next the amero? I'm
sorry but I'm completely against this. Their has been nothing but
lies since the beginning about this saving us money. The only way I
would except a dollar coin if it was made of silver. Once our
government starts backing our money with silver and gold again. It
will be worth something and we will be out of this economic mess.

1) Study your U.S. history in some detail and you will see it
punctuated with financial panic after financial panic, depression
after depression. Our gold-backed currency prevented none of them.
The Great Depression occurred in spite of it.

2) The dollar-denominated coin is a European concept through and
through. It evolved directly from the Spanish-American 8 reales, or
"piece of eight", thanks to the ministrations of Thomas Jefferson
and other of our Founders. The name derives from a large silver coin
from Germany. We got along with this "furrin'" denomination for
over two hundred years. Dollar coins have been around since 1794
and are still here. What's your problem with them all of a sudden?

3) I will not even attempt to explain yet again the savings in
switching to a metal dollar to save money, as your mind, by your own
admission, is closed. I will not waste my time trying to pry it
open. Enjoy.

4) Please learn the difference between "accept" (to welcome) and
"except" (to reject). Your failure to use the words correctly often
completely destroys your argument.

James


them furrin thalers are sure fun to collect, though. i'd love a
boatlod of
them maria theresa's.

I have only two, one original and one restrike, and somewhere a website
bookmarked that explains how to tell the difference. MT, as everyone knows,
was the Empress of Austria and mother of many, among whom her son Joseph,
who was played by Jeffrey Jones in Amadeus but who, contrary to the
screenplay, did not originate the phrase accusing Mozart of writing "too
many notes," and her daughter Marie-Antoinette, who was whisked off to
France at a disgustingly young age to become the bride of the
temporarily-impotent Louis XVI and who, contrary to rumor, never said "Let
them eat cake."

James


actually he wasn't impotenet, just rather would play with his toy soldiers. he
spent his wedding night playing war......apparently all things girl terrified
him.