Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.6942 5-Cent Restoration Act of 20082008-09-26T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/52543coin news daily september 26, 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/31223272008-09-26T00:00:00ZCoin Collecting News
in hr 6942 lucas calls for a “clad half dime that is based on the size and shape of the half dime or 5-cent coin produced in the 1870s.â€* [ read full article]. ‘lowly’ penny news dispatch editorial pennies get no respect. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.coinlink.com/News/coin-news-daily/coin-news-daily-september-26-2008/">Go to article</a> Nickel Swap for Half-Dime Clarified in Legislation, H.R. 6942 ...tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/33749352008-09-24T00:00:00ZCoin Collecting News
Congressman Frank Lucas introduced House Resolution 6942 Thursday that would swap today’s Jefferson Nickel with a circulating half-dime of old. In an article Friday, details were scarce because the Government ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.coincollectingnews.org/nickel-swap-for-half-dime-clarified-in-legislation-hr-6942-coin-news/10758">Go to article</a> nickel swap for half-dime clarified in legislation, hr 6942 - coin ...tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/31223262008-09-24T00:00:00ZCoin Collecting News
in an article friday, details were scarce because the government printing office had not yet published the bill’s text. that is no longer the case. read article: nickel swap for half-dime clarified in legislation, hr 6942 - coin news.<br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.coincollectingnews.org/~r/coincollectingnews/org/~3/402239816/10758">Go to article</a> Nickel Swap for Half-Dime Clarified in Legislationtag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/commentary/28793172008-09-23T00:00:00ZCoin News
HR 6942 is officially entitled the ‘5 cent Restoration Act of 2008.’ Interestingly, it is at the top of the brevity scale when it comes to coin legislation with fewer than a dozen sentences. At the bill’s core are three lines that state ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.coinnews.net/2008/09/23/nickel-swap-for-half-dime-clarified-in-legislation-5-cent-restoration-act-of-2008-hr-6942-4363/">Go to article</a> Half-Dime legislation introduced in Housetag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/commentary/29422882008-09-23T00:00:00ZACNS Blog
HR 6942 is officially entitled the ‘5 cent Restoration Act of 2008.’ Interestingly, it is at the top of the brevity scale when it comes to coin legislation with fewer than a dozen sentences. At the bill’s core are three lines that state ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.accoins.org/blog/?p=64">Go to article</a> Congressman Wants Nickel Replaced with Half-Dime - Coin News ...tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/commentary/38151972008-09-21T00:00:00ZCoin Collecting News
The text of the bill, H.R. 6942, has not yet been published by Government Printing Office (GPO), but insights into its intent may be gleaned from an article and Lucas statement by David Owen of The New Yorker in March: ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.coincollectingnews.org/congressman-wants-nickel-replaced-with-half-dime-coin-news/10728">Go to article</a> Half Dimes 70-Percent Offtag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/commentary/28748912008-09-21T00:00:00ZCoin Collectors Blog
Representative Frank Lucas, a Republican who represents Oklahoma’s 3rd District and a coin collector, introduced HR 6942 “to provide for the return of the half-dime as the new 5-cent circulating coin.â€* The text of the bill is very ...<br /><br /><a href="http://coinsblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/half-dimes-70-percent-off.html">Go to article</a> Rep. Frank Lucastag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/commentary/31915452008-09-21T00:00:00ZMost Popular In USA
In 1873, pressured by powerful nickel lobbyists, Lucas said, Congress did away with the half-dime and replaced it with the nickel-based 5 cent piece we use today. HR 6942 will be referred to the House Financial Services Comm-ittee for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://mostpopularinusa.blogspot.com/2008/09/rep-frank-lucas.html">Go to article</a> US Represenative Frank Lucas:Trade nickel for half-dimetag:opencongress.org,2008-09-20:/commentary/28656282008-09-20T00:00:00ZThree Dollars a Day
In 1873, pressured by powerful nickel lobbyists, Lucas said, Congress did away with the half-dime and replaced it with the nickel-based 5 cent piece we use today. HR 6942 will be referred to the House Financial Services Comm-ittee for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://livingonthreedollarsaday.blogspot.com/2008/09/us-represenative-frank-lucastrade.html">Go to article</a> Because A Nickel's As Good As A Half-Dime To A Blind Man In A ...tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/commentary/28611062008-09-19T00:00:00ZCitizen Mom
Should HR 6942 follow the half-dime specifications, a new 5-cent coin would be smaller than a Roosevelt dime, and weigh half as much. In the words of Owen, "not light enough to blow away in a strong breeze, though almost. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://quinnchannel.typepad.com/tfh/2008/09/because-a-nickels-as-good-as-a-half-dime-to-a-blind-man.html">Go to article</a> Congressman Wants Nickel Replaced with Half-Dimetag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/commentary/28611072008-09-19T00:00:00ZCoin News
The text of the bill, HR 6942, has not yet been published by Government Printing Office (GPO), but insights into its intent may be gleaned from an article and Lucas statement by David Owen of The New Yorker in March: ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.coinnews.net/2008/09/19/congressman-wants-nickel-replaced-with-half-dime-4356/">Go to article</a> Because A Nickel's As Good As A Half-Dime To A Blind Man In A ...tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/commentary/29990452008-09-19T00:00:00ZCitizen Mom
Who's got beef with the nickel? USRep. Frank Lucas, a coin nerd numismatist who "proudly represents Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional 1870-s_half_dime District," that's who. The Democrat has introduced legislation that would replace the ..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.citizenmom.net/2008/09/because-a-nickels-as-good-as-a-half-dime-to-a-blind-man.html">Go to article</a> Bill Introduced: HR6942 To amend section 5112 of title 31, United ...tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/28622742008-09-17T00:00:00ZOpen Congress : House Financial Services...
To amend section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for the return of the half-dime as the new 5-cent circulating coin, and for other purposes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6942/show">Go to article</a> Bill Action: Introduced: HR 6942: To amend section 5112 of title ...tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/31223242008-09-17T00:00:00ZActive Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us
Frank Lucas [R-OK] introduced HR 6942: To amend section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for the return of the half-dime as the new 5-cent circulating coin, and for other purposes. [This event matched these trackers: ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-6942">Go to article</a> HR 6942, The 5-Cent Restoration Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/28748902008-09-17T00:00:00ZWashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc...
HR 6942 would amend section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for the return of the half-dime as the new 5-cent circulating coin.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6942.html">Go to article</a>