> >To save money, the govt withdrew all coins below 5c, we now have $1 & $2
> >coins,
> The US could have hundreds of millions of dollars by doing that (at least
> $1 coins) but it has been demonstrated around the world that the only way
> to do that *successfully* is to pull the bills out of circulation
> immediately as the coins are released.
We have it right the other way - there is a 5 Mark coin and a 5 Mark
note, but you will get a note only _very_ seldom - a coin is just
more easy to handle - I used to collect all 5 Mark notes I ever got
I just recives 43 notes in more than 25 years !
> Our "Susie B" dollar was a failed attempt -- becuase the bill was not
> pulled. People claim silly things like it was too close in size to the
> quarter (BS - try it sometime) or it was too heavy.
In fact, it's more what some think that the people think.
If offered, it _will_ be used (just giving them as change
in post office vending machines is no offer). We had a very
simmilar thing over here - when they introduced the new
notes, our politicians voted against scraping the (not used)
5 Mark note - since the people want to have it, and need it
and bla bla bla.
OT:: Reminds me always of the A20 gate.
Gruss
H.
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Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
Received on Mon Jan 11 1999 - 15:11:36 GMT