12-13-2016, 03:54 PM
(12-11-2016, 02:07 PM)Anthony Wrote: Actually, we should have used the really small $1 gold coin, which had a diameter of 13 millimeters (by comparison, the dime measures just under 18 millimeters across), and was last produced in 1889, as the model - and since the nickel is also a loser for the Mint, it needs to be changed to stainless steel, which was used in Italy's last lira coins before Italy went on the euro.
The gold dollars? Even better. Put a few cents of actual gold content in them, just to tie into tradition, and people would love them. Just make sure they can easily be told from dimes by feel.