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Dec. 11th, 2006
Huh, I guess Willis wasn't joking in his latest Shortpacked! They really *are* going to make more dollar coins. The new coins are to be the same material, size, and weight as the Sacagawea dollars, making it easier for machines and blind persons to adapt. Speaking of which, I wonder if this's related to that edict. They unfortunately do still read "In God We Trust" - this time along the edge.
And just for shits and giggles, they're also issuing non-circulated First Spouse $10 gold coins.
For any law junkies, the official 2005 law declaring the creation of the $1 Presidential coins is here
And just for shits and giggles, they're also issuing non-circulated First Spouse $10 gold coins.
For any law junkies, the official 2005 law declaring the creation of the $1 Presidential coins is here
Talking with Foxtrot on IM just now, I ended up with the mental image of trying to survive a bazooka by choosing between defending yourself with a feather or waiting for a mail-order baseball. If you know Foxtrot, then it should be obvious by now that we were discussing the options of defense against an Earth-impacting asteroid or comet. The feather is military nukes aboard ICBMs, while the baseball that doesn't yet exist is some other NASA plan that actually has a chance of working.