akdrv Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 WASHINGTON — Coin collectors dreading the end of the 50-state quarter program next year may get a temporary reprieve. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., introduced legislation Wednesday that would extend the popular state quarter program to add coins honoring Washington, D.C., as well as American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Similar bills have passed the House of Representatives four times before stalling in the Senate. http://www.usatoday.com/money/2007-01-11-quarter-usat_x.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Well of course! It makes a lot of money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 A good idea! Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinCali25 Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Maybe they should include an Iraq Quarter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Why not a quarter for that other state - UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Why not a quarter for that other state - UK? Is that a threat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbvenman Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I hope not.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostDutchman Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 don't forget Canada... hahahahah sorry my Canadian friends i had to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Mid-way through the Presidents and First Ladies issues they should do a dime circulating commemorative of countries of the world starting with our allies on 900 fine silver planchets and ending with the avis of evil type countries on plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldFartte Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Mid-way through the Presidents and First Ladies issues they should do a dime circulating commemorative of countries of the world starting with our allies on 900 fine silver planchets and ending with the avis of evil type countries on plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 ending with the avis of evil type countries on plastic. That's why I rent from Hertz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Ouch. That Hertz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 This is becoming an annual thing. Passes the house, dies in the Senate. None of these places have represantation in the senate so theres no incentive for the Senate to pass it. The only chance it has is if it can get tacked onto another bill the way the 2009 cents and Buffalo Gold got added to the President dollar coin bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Mid-way through the Presidents and First Ladies issues they should do a dime circulating commemorative of countries of the world starting with our allies on 900 fine silver planchets and ending with the avis of evil type countries on plastic. Won't work. They change their friends and foes too quickly. Apart from that, well, I don't think that extending the SQ program would actually be a good idea. With the possible exception of the D.C., a "state quarter" series should not include territories which are not states. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Simple solution.....A new one year United States territories, Districts and possessions quarter program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 I still haven't seen an East Virginia coin in circulation yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 More quarters? Hang on! My Whitman won't allow it, so it's not possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Ugh.....they need to rename the program then. "Get Rich Quick Quarter Program". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Just maybe this time something will happen. I have read several lawmakers opinions that These coins should be added but it hasn't been a priority because they had plenty of time. Time is running out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBobo Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Does QVC have a powerful political lobby? I'm sure they have some hand in this whole scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpnyc Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Makes me glad I sold all my modern proof sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyd Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Just more useless crap to clutter up the albums and rip people off on that marvelous "Coin Collector" conspiracy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Cities! Thatis' the follow-on for SQs. Each city with a population of 12500 or more gets to design their own quarter. The Mint will issue 24 per year until each city has had it's turn. Cities will go in Alphabetical order within their states - round robbin like until each state has issued one. Think of the size of the albums for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpnyc Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Cities! Thatis' the follow-on for SQs. Each city with a population of 12500 or more gets to design their own quarter. The Mint will issue 24 per year until each city has had it's turn. Cities will go in Alphabetical order within their states - round robbin like until each state has issued one. Think of the size of the albums for that. Or maybe the next theme could be useless politicians. We could do over 500 different coins per year and have enough for a 100-year program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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