Heard a brief snippit on the news today talking about replacing our u.s. coinage with plastic coins
barberlover
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I was listening to the radio when I heard this in my car and didn't know if this was pure b.s. or if there is any truth to this.
I remember hearing the story a number of years ago talking about going to different colored currency which later turned out to be only partly true, so who knows if plastic coins might happen or not ?
From what I remember the announcer said the government was considering doing this for the same reason as the colored currency [making them harder to counterfit].
Has anyone else heard anything about this ? Do you think it might happen some day ?
Les
I remember hearing the story a number of years ago talking about going to different colored currency which later turned out to be only partly true, so who knows if plastic coins might happen or not ?
From what I remember the announcer said the government was considering doing this for the same reason as the colored currency [making them harder to counterfit].
Has anyone else heard anything about this ? Do you think it might happen some day ?
Les
The President claims he didn't lie about taxes for those earning less then $250,000 a year with public mandated health insurance yet his own justice department has said they will use the right of the government to tax when the states appeals go to court.
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millions.
More likely - if the story isn't BS - it would be a cost cutting attempt. I can't see it happening, though. I think the public reaction would be overwhelmingly negative.
Russ, NCNE
When I heard this my first reaction was "yeah right" but thats when I remembered the story about the colored currency. Still my own guess would be it wont happen.
Les
Russ, NCNE
Yeah it couldn't ever happen
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
If anything, however, I see them dropping the cent and nickel from circulation before going to plastic coins.
We ARE watching you.
<< <i>My spending power is already plastic. >>
recent months but to date all of the options they've seriously consid-
ered publicly are more value added rather than less. The mint director
has on a couple occasions said that she likes ringed bimetallic coinage,
though, of course, it's possible these are being considered for new higher
denomination coinage. Molded plastic is extremely easy to duplicate,
certainly much easier than clad.
We ARE watching you.
K S
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We already have plastic coins.
They call them credit cards.?!?!?!?!
I think in 1943 a variety of materials were used to strike coins out of. Plastic, Ceramic, Chicken feathers, Everything.