Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A group of Republican congressmen is campaigning to replace Franklin Delano Roosevelt's image on the dime with that of Ronald Reagan. The Los Angeles Daily News said Rep. Mark Souder, R-Ind., introduced the legislation to replace the Democratic architect of the New Deal from all future 10-cent coins. Advertisement About 80 lawmakers, all Republicans, have signed as co-sponsors of the Ronald Reagan Dime Act. But the News said Republicans, perhaps anticipating a strong Democratic reaction, say they would be willing to share the dime. Souder said he'd be open to the idea of rotating images of both Roosevelt and Reagan on the coin. If it chooses to do so, the U.S. Mint could put Reagan on a coin within months of his death. Reagan is 92 and suffers from Alzheimer's disease. The FDR dime was issued in 1946, shortly after his death, to commemorate Roosevelt's support of the March of Dimes. According to Souder aides, it could cost as much as $80,000 to redesign the dime with Reagan's image, Souder argues his plan is fiscally responsible because collectors would gobble up the new coins. Advertisement
