Dollar Holler
The US Mint will launch a new series of dollar coins in 2007. No doubt this is in response to the stellar reception given by the American public for the Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea coins.
Taking a cue from the rather successful State Quarters series, these new dollar coins will feature a rotating progression of US Presidents, thereby assuring a decade-long supply of stupid email jokes. For example: will the Carter coin be worth only 50 cents to commemorate the runaway inflation of the 70’s? Will the Reagan coin only be given to the wealthy so they can “trickle down?”
Let’s not even consider the uses to which the Clinton coin would be put.
I have one suggestion for the mint - find another artist. That isn’t exactly the most flattering picture I have ever seen of the Father of My Country. Makes me wonder if Washington crossed the Potomac for a donut run.
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The Mint oughta take a clue from pop culture: let’s place celebrities on our currency (paper and coin). That would encourage saving and investing, perhaps…?
I can see it now. Britney Spears on the $1 bill…
And I thought “Britney’s Greenback” just referred to her St. Patrick’s Day outfit.
Wait! - if I have a few drinks can I imagine Britney stuffed in my jeans pocket as well?