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circulating $20 st gaudens

I was reading my complimentary numismatic news that I got at the Baltimore show. In the letters to the editor, one collector was going off about this and that with all the issues the mint is now making, especially with the silver and gold programs.
But he also mentioned that possibly the US mint should make the $20 St Gaudens in copper for circulation. What an interesting idea. What do you think?
Advanced collector of BREWERIANA. Early beer advertising (beer cans, tap knobs, foam scrapers, trays, tin signs, lithos, paper, etc)....My first love...U.S. COINS!

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    ambro51ambro51 Posts: 14,538 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Seems like every cash purchase starts with a $20 bill, so why not a coin?

    I'd approve but the coin needs to be heavily gold plated.
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    Halfhunter06Halfhunter06 Posts: 1,349 ✭✭✭
    not a bad idea.
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    RWBRWB Posts: 8,082 ✭
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    Bad idea, people won't carry any large coins so it will be another sac, or presidential dollar. I know I don't want 10 of those things in my pocket. But as a collector coin it would be fun.
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    ambro51ambro51 Posts: 14,538 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wouild wager that in certain parts of town it would be very


    bling bling


    to buy something with a few of these.....
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bad idea. They would be very heavily counterfeited within 24 hours.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

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