An Excellent Suggestion

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Denote their value

I was intrigued by David M. Shribman's Dec. 24 column "Not All Presidents Deserve a Coin," about American presidents who deserve or don't deserve to have their portraits on our coins.

But separating the deserving from the undeserving might be too harsh a judgment. Instead, the presidents' merits could be represented by the denominations of the coins on which their likenesses appear. We have had dollar-worthy presidents, penny-worthy presidents and many nickel-, dime-, quarter- and half-dollar-worthy presidents in between.

I suggest that when George W. Bush's term is up, his image be engraved on the wooden nickel.

ROBERT L. WOLKE
Mount Washington

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Comments

[sherry]

i think it's a great idea!

have a wonderful new year! sherry