How about stamps? Then we could lick the back side?
-----Original Message-----
From: jmhcustomart [mailto:jmhcustomart_at_yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 9:06 AM
To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SkunkworksAMA] OT: Skunkworks money (msg 4068)
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., Chris Yost <cyost_at_c...> wrote:
>
> >To continue the OT, yet informitive thread. =)
>
> Hoping to kill it .... ;)
>
> In the US, we had a $1 coin introduced back in the 70's. It was
silver,
> had a likeness of Susan B. Anthony on it with a sour look on her
puss, and
> was immediately confused with a quarter. While still legal tender,
they're
> mere collectibles now.
>
> Two years ago they got it through their heads to make them look
*different*
> than a quarter. They put a likeness of a traitorous Injun lady on
it
> (Sacagawea). They lasted about 5 minutes in circulation; hardly
anyone
> wanted 'em. At Anthrocon 2001 I bought a book from Trickster and
he gave
> me my change in Sacagawea dollars. I got rid of them as fast as I
could.
>
> So, how about cash with the skunk girls' likenesses on 'em, eh
James? :)
>
Uh...I doubt I'd be able to convince the US Mint to let me try...
--JMH
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Received on Sun Feb 03 2002 - 11:02:37 CST