Posted on 09/01/2017 12:22:56 PM PDT by cba123
Three years ago, reports began to circulate that the Obama Treasury Department was considering redesigning American currency by placing a woman on the $10 bill in place of Alexander Hamilton, the First Treasury Secretary who had also served as a delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention and an aide to George Washington during the American Revolution. Thanks in no small part to the popularity of the Broadway musical Hamilton, the plan to replace Hamilton was scrapped and it was announced that the abolitionist and founder of the Underground Railroad that led escaped slaves to freedom in the 19th Century would replace former Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Now, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is throwing cold water on that idea, although it’s unclear if it is being abandoned entirely:
Read more: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/trump-administration-scrapping-plan-to-put-harriet-tubman-on-20-bill/#ixzz4rSMJyn2a
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Put her on an issue of 25-cent pieces.
There is a lot of variation in quarters.
Probably for the the entire year of 2020.
She was an amazing woman, probably born 1820 to 1825.
Frederick Douglass was probably born in February 1818, he thought he was born on the 14th. They can probably have the quarters minted by February 14th, 2018.
He is worthy of an edition of quarters too.
High-value money like $20 bills should be highly standardized.
Missed muslim. Not sure if they would him before or after a homo.
Another day, another reason to be happy I voted for DJT.
The queers will go on the $3 bill ...
Well bammy should have put her on the $20... and Trayvon on the $10 and chesimard on the $50 and Michael brown on the $100....
Lol !!! That’s what I’m talkin’ about !!! Lol !!!
If there wewe an overarching necessity to commerate a woman on US paper currency, Clara Barton would probably be the best choice.
Just sayin.
We could put Barky on the $3 bill.
We could put Barky on the $3 bill.
That’s a queer post...
The biggest issue is why waste the money, to make the changes to our currency?
“Put Reagan on the $10”
Paper money can easily be defaced.
We won’t like certain $10 Reagan bills.
Democrats won’t like certain $20 Tubman bills.
Paper money can easily be defaced.
We won’t like certain $10 Reagan bills.
Democrats won’t like certain $20 Tubman bills.
We can hope
Hope this story is true.
The whole thing was foolishness from the start.
Obama did this so there would be a backlash and then the Left will say how racist America is and let’s get rid of cash entirely.
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