Vote Here: Return Jefferson and Monticello to the Nickel in 2006, Yes or No?
cosmicdebris
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Edited to fix the year in the title.
Is that better?
Is that better?
Bill
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Bob
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Pennies make dollars, and dollars make slabs!
....inflation must be kicking in again this dollar says spend by Dec. 31 2004!
Erik
09/07/2006
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to another era. Sixty five years is long enough for any design.
Glenn
Jefferson was a great political theorist and writer. He was a mediocre administrator and only a slightly better than average president. His first term was highlighted by the Louisiana Purchase. His second was marked by a self-imposed trade embargo that ran the country into a major depression. In short as a president many historians have overrated him.
I think that it’s time to honor someone else on the nickel. We can debate who that might be, but since Jefferson has been around since 1938, it’s time for a change.
Don't hold your breath for change however. The Virginia congressional delegation has their minds made up, and few politicians are going to burn much political capital to oppose them.
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Glenn
09/07/2006
Glen
The current legislation, if signed by President Bush, will revert the nickel back to Jefferson in 2006, NOT 2007.
I hate when people set up polls with the default being what they want to hear. Most polls would list the "yes" answer first and the "no" answer second. Why did cosmicdebris feel it was necessary to reverse the order. Most people don't really care, and IF they did care they would contact their congressman to write a new law before the end of 2005 which could mandate ANY design the lawmakers wanted on the 2006 coinage. Just my five cents. Steve
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65 years is long enough for the same design.
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Glenn
MY POLL MY ORDER OF ANSWER
09/07/2006
Personally, I do hoard the copper cents.
Glenn
designs on the nickel and all the coinage. Many people have written or e-mailed
our representatives to make our views known. Many collectors find the designs
dated and evidence more of stagnation than of great art. Certainly everyone doesn't
agree including the Virginia delegation who mistakingly believe new designs would
detract from the interest of tourists in visiting or supporting Monticello.
But the vote is against the return of the current design because collectors like to see
some change, not because of some bias in the poll.
Another thread on this topic.
09/07/2006
So, no - don't bring Jefferson back in 2006.
Dan
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Has everyone voted? I want to use this poll as a sample in a few letters I am going to write to some politicians as long as you all don't mind. So please everyone vote.
09/07/2006
Here are the results.
Seems non coin collectors could care less. I wonder how the average non coin collecting american would answer?
09/07/2006