Ten-spot ladies
By 2020, a woman will adorn the ten-dollar bill. My vote is for the woman shown above; more about her later. The woman chosen for this honor will replace Alexander Hamilton, one of the few men who...
View ArticleSaving Mr. Hamilton
In a post the other day, I expressed a mild enthusiasm for replacing one of the DWMs on American money with a DW (dead woman of indeterminate ethnicity). The plan is to move Alexander Hamilton off the...
View ArticleGreat minds think alike
I was gratified to hear Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., identify Clara Barton as his choice for placing a woman’s image on the ten-dollar bill. He did so during the 2016 Republican presidential debate...
View ArticleConfusion over cash
Speaking as a former longtime coin collector, I confess I’m appalled by the Treasury Department’s plans to expand the population of luminaries on American currency. Count me in with the founders on...
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