Costentin Cornomorus wrote:
> Quite. US monetary law is a bit odd in this
> respect. Officially, our denominations are
> "cent", "dime", "dollar" and "eagle".
Was the eagle ever an official unit? I've seen pictures of old
five-dollar coins, and they say "5 dollars" not "half eagle".
> There is a relatively large movement in the US to
> overhaul the system along those lines. Namely, to
> be rid of the penny and dollar note at least.
> Many would like be rid of the nickel for similar
> reasons; and some would like to follow Canada's
> lead and introduce a US twoonie. A few would also
> like to see a new issue of $500 and perhaps $200
> notes, to compete with the euro.
$200 and $500? And I feel that $100 is unnecessary! :-) How often are
legal transactions of such amounts conducted in cash anymore?
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