They're doing this to bug me, aren't they?

The nickel undergoes it's FOURTH REDESIGN in TWO YEARS!

I am reminded of the Ford Motor Company, which did expensive ground-up redesigns of both the Mercury Cougar and the Ford Thunderbird, only to discontinue the models entirely a year after the redesign. Why go to the expense of redesigning if you're only going to have one model year of the new style?

Why go to the expense of redesigning the nickel if the design will be replaced in six months?



Any why are the Mint and the Treasury Department so fond of unbalanced currency? They've already made most paper money look like it came from a central American banana republic or a Soviet satellite by shifting the image off-center and adding garish colors. Why are they doing it to coins now?