The Anthony and Sacagawea dollars both had "In God We Trust" on them, which obviously wasn't enough to make them popular. I've been working on and off in the tourism industry since the Sacagawea dollars came out, and I have been surprised many many times by how many Americans refused to recognize them as American currency when we tried to give them as change.

I, though I am Canadian, really love the idea of the new dollar coins with the images of the past presidents on them. And to have the Great Seal, the national motto and the year on the edge of the coins instead of on their faces is really different and makes me eager for the tourism season to start for us to start getting them here!

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Si à travers nos veines coule encore le sang...
Si dans les jeux d'enfants on entend encore l'accent...
Si nous sentons encore l'espoir de nos grands-parents...
Si dans les voiles du large souffle encore le vent...
Y'a jamais eu de Grand Dérangement.