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Do you think the “W” quarters with privy marks are a good way for the Mint to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II? Why or why not?

It is a great idea as long as this is not to make it easier for the Mint-contracted coin dealers to more readily identify the 2020-W quarters, because they let some slip through to consumers and collectors in 2019.

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It seems that such a world-changing event should have at least earned the entire reverse of a coin, not just

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