I understand that having one exchange rate will make commerce easier. If each state here had it's own money, Americans would probably never do business across statelines. The differece in taxing is bad enough. As for the new look of our money, it goes to show you what happens when people with no artistic taste get into power. That fake gold looking dollar coin is an insult to the memory of Sacajawea ( sorry i have no idea how her name is spelled). Susan B. Anthony dollars became the relic of the post Office stamp machines. Hey is this anothe case of women being given lesser status and getting the stupid jobs? I will miss the pretty european money. All that lovely color.