Which obsolete denomination would you want back?

chabot510 · July 24, 2008 3:03AM

I was thinking about this the other day. What obsolete denomination would you bring back? the 1/2 c, 2 c, 3 c, 20 c, or the $2.5. I would personally pick the $2.5 because it would be the most useful, but also because I have been bitten by the gold bug.

ambro51 · July 24, 2008 3:07AM

Oh Geez a half cent.

that would be just too funny wouldnt it?

Lets get some wacky congressman to push that though.............We can put Agnew on it!

chabot510 · July 24, 2008 3:10AM

<< Oh Geez a half cent.

that would be just too funny wouldnt it?

Lets get some wacky congressman to push that though.............We can put Agnew on it!

>>

SilverEagles92 · July 24, 2008 3:11AM

$1,000 Bill.

RedneckHB · July 24, 2008 3:17AM

Welcome back!!

Baley · July 24, 2008 3:19AM

Easy one! the two cent piece.

Step one: stop making one cent coins
Step two: monetize all existing one cent coins as two cents
Step three: start making two cent coins with the same specifications as the current zinc one cent coins.

edix2001 · July 24, 2008 3:45AM

Bring back the mil!

LeeBone · July 24, 2008 3:50AM

<< $1,000 Bill. >>

How `bout the $500 Bill?

droopyd · July 24, 2008 3:51AM

$5 coin -- to join the $1 coin squirreled away in dresser drawers everywhere.

DwaineO · July 24, 2008 3:55AM

3C

PerryHall · July 24, 2008 4:05AM

$5, $10, and $20.

boatbldr · July 24, 2008 4:25AM

It's arguably not obsolete, but for all practical purposes it is..... bring back the 50 cent coin.

19Lyds · July 24, 2008 4:28AM

A 2 1/2 dollar coin would wreak absolute HAVOC with todays cashier's!

I'm definitely not saying or even indicating that they are dumb, its just that they have a different way of "counting" back change than when I worked in retail a bazillion years ago!

123cents · July 24, 2008 4:32AM

A $20.00 coin would be cool.

adamlaneus · July 24, 2008 4:41AM

I'd like to see silver clad pieces the size of a (peace/morgan/ike) Dollar, Half and Quarter. These would be in the $5, $10 and $20 denominations.

Then, a different high relief design in 90% silver. One the size of a half dollar and one the size of a dollar. These would be $50 and $100 denominations.

Coins that mirror the paper money denominations should be an easy transition for the public and the policymakers.

Gold seems to expensive for your basic currency now. Commercial transactions don't need currency anymore. Well, not like you used to anyway.

The metal would hopefully remain cheap enough to get us plenty of years of mintage before it became to expensive to do.

BECOKA · July 24, 2008 4:50AM

<< $5, $10, and $20. >>

DITTO

zeebob · July 24, 2008 5:00AM

I think if we could drop the 1C 5C and 10C coins, we could make the 25C, 50C, $1, $5 coins. (okay maybe a $3 too).

I would drop the $1 and $5 FRN.

I would add a $500 and $1000 FRN.

PerryHall · July 24, 2008 5:03AM

It may not be practical, but why not add a $50 coin for collectors similar in size and shape (round and octogon) to the Pan-Pac $50 gold commems.

JJM · July 24, 2008 5:25AM

$500 bill

Cladiator · July 24, 2008 5:37AM

<< Which obsolete denomination would you want back? >>

I'll give you one guess.

Walmann · July 24, 2008 6:25AM

Should the half be added to the list of choices?

PerryHall · July 24, 2008 6:27AM

<< Should the half be added to the list of choices? >>

I don't think the half dollar can be considered an "obsolete denomination".

dizzyfoxx · July 24, 2008 6:47AM

Get rid of the 5c Nickel and bring back the silver H10.

Elcontador · July 24, 2008 7:34AM

I think they should start circulating a new 3 1/2 cent coin. We could have an image of Warren Harding on the obverse and Jimmy Carter on the reverse. The coin should have a puke green patina

Aegis3 · July 24, 2008 8:16AM

The 20c piece. And drop the quarter at the same time. The reasoning is that eventually we will drop the penny, and eventually after that we will drop the nickel too. When that happens we have the issue that the quarter is not evenly divisible with respect to the dime, which could make change making (including vending machines) impossible depending on the situation. A 20c piece would prevent this problem.

Prethen · July 24, 2008 8:17AM

We should go straight to a pure decimal system. Twenty cent pieces and no quarters...just like the EU.

rhedden · July 24, 2008 8:56AM

I'd like to see the $4 Stella make a comeback, except the modern equivalent would have to be a brass plated zinc slug with a base metal value of 7 cents, rather than gold. And I'd put a horrid likeness of Susan B. Anthony on the front, with a furry unibrow for extra ugliness. They would disappear from circulation rapidly due to people discarding them in horror all over the sidewalk, creating a hideous looking condition rarity for future collectors to gawk at.

vplite · July 24, 2008 9:01AM

The penny. Oh, it's still here. Especially the one stuck in my garbage disposal.

CaptHenway · July 24, 2008 9:57AM

The five cent cigar.

coindeuce · July 24, 2008 10:22AM

What Aegis3 and Prethen wrote. Twenty cent piece makes most sense(pun).

Swampboy · July 24, 2008 10:59AM

I agree with a $2.50 piece.

That's the denomination I would want back.

mrcommem · July 24, 2008 11:04AM

Since 5-cent nickels are too expensive to produce why not change to copper-nickel clad half dimes? Get rid of the cent and the paper dollar, five dollar, and ten-dollar notes in favor of coins.

ziggy29 · July 24, 2008 11:05AM

<< We should go straight to a pure decimal system. Twenty cent pieces and no quarters...just like the EU. >>

Agreed. Multiples should be in 1, 2, 5, 10 and so on.

5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent, 50 cent, 1 dollar, 2 dollars, 5 dollars and so on.

SaorAlba · July 24, 2008 11:08AM

OnlyGoldIsMoney · July 24, 2008 11:34AM

$2.50.

foodude · July 24, 2008 11:47AM

$2.5, $5, $!0, and $20 coins

atom48coin · July 24, 2008 1:42PM

Redeemable silver certificates.

But to answer the post, it would be the $2.50 -- more value, less weight than the equivalent in other denominations.

atom48coin · July 24, 2008 1:44PM

<< Oh Geez a half cent.

that would be just too funny wouldnt it?

Lets get some wacky congressman to push that though.............We can put Agnew on it!

>>

That is funny. On a whimsical note I'd like to see a tenth of a cent, so I could pay at the pump with exact change.

BillyKingsley · July 24, 2008 5:05PM

I think there should be a coin in whatever price a first class stamp happens to be at that time. For one, it might make the stamps hold one price for a while (yeah, SURE!) but it would just be a really odd way to get coins in bizarre denominations that no one would ever think of producing otherwise.

Then the mint could have contests on what to call the new 62 cent piece

(Obviously, I see this in the future!) They could also be different shapes like trapezoidle (?) or bizarre shapes that aren't round or even on both sides. The size and shape could change with each new denomination, and no one would ever want to hack parts of it off because then you'd need other coins to buy stamps.

And, perhaps most importantly, it would be really fun to just plain mess with cashier's heads! LOL!!

Seriously-the Double Eagle. Hand a couple of them over and fill up your tank.

dorkkarl · July 24, 2008 9:17PM

bring back the union. a $50 coin would be AWESOME

K S

lope208 · July 24, 2008 10:48PM

The teenagers at my supermarket already think half dollars are worth a dollar.
Could you imagine introducing a 20 cent piece or a $2.50 coin?

chabot510 · July 24, 2008 11:55PM

I did not include the $5, $10, and $20, because we have other forms of money that have taken their place. However, I too, would much rather prefer a nice heavy $20 versus some colorful bill. Although with inflation, our pockets might get pretty heavy! Great responses all, and sorry for the omission of the $3 and $4.

Which obsolete denomination would you want back?

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