AboutTed Nesbitt Expertise I will answer short, to-the-point questions on all aspects of
American politics -- legislative, executive, and judicial for
the federal government and all fifty states. I use the Lexis-Nexis
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the U. S. District Courts, and the U. S. Supreme Court.
I do NOT have the time to work with lengthy problems or to read
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Experience I have been politically in a PAC since 1986 and have served state
government in an information capacity since 1980.
I have been a volunteer at the grammar and writing site at allexperts.com for more than two years.
For many years, SNOPES has been following false news stories and providing the FACTS. This is the entry about the new dollar, and it has pictures to prove that the motto is still there.
Ted Nesbitt
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This is a hoax. The motto IS on the new dollar coin. The only word that is missing is "Liberty." Since the Statue of Liberty is on the reverse side, the designers thought having the word "liberty" twice would be redundant.
Here is a statement from the Numismatic Society, the largest organization of coin collectors:
There have been a couple of different versions of emails floating around the internet lately claiming that the National Motto "In God We Trust" has been omitted from the new dollar coins.
Here is a an example of one of those emails:
U.S. Government to release new dollar coins.
You guessed it "IN GOD WE TRUST" IS GONE!!!
Who originally put "In God We Trust" onto our currency?
My bet is that it was one of the Presidents on these coins.
All our U.S. Government has done is Dishonor them, and disgust me!!!
If ever there was a reason to boycott something, THIS IS IT!!!
DO NOT ACCEPT THE NEW DOLLAR COINS AS CHANGE
Together we can force them out of circulation.
The problem with these emails - - they are flat out WRONG!
The new dollar coins do contain "IN GOD WE TRUST" on them. The National Motto, along with the year, mint mark, and the phrase "E PLURBIS UNUM", have all been moved to the edge of the coin to avoid cluttering the design. Although a few examples have been found with the edge lettering missing, these are error coins and not some government plot to phase God out of America.
Dena, the motto has been moved to the edge of the coin. Look at the edge and you'll see it.
