Summary: This Week on the CoinWeek Podcast, I talk to Aaron Klein and Shawn Smeallie from the Dollar Coin Alliance. Smeallie is the Executive Director of the organization, and has a 30 year career working in Washington in various capacities, including as a Special Assistant to President Bush for Legislative Affairs from 1990-1993. He was worked with the Dollar Coin Alliance since 2011 to get leaders to get the dollar coin circulating in America again. Klein is the former Chief Economist for the Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee. In this capacity, Klein worked on a number of big legislative efforts, including Dodd-Frank and TARP during the Obama Administration. For the next thirty minutes, we go beyond the soundbites and get to the heart of the matter… is there a future for a dollar coin? * * * This CoinWeek podcast is brought to you by PCGS. Travel back in time to the emergence of the premier third-party coin grading company. For limited time, collectors can secure their coins with throwback versions of the first four PCGS label generations. Visit PCGS dot com slash generation series to get started. CoinWeek is the #1 website online for news and information about numismatics. The CoinWeek Podcast was the 2016 NLG Winner for Best Audio Program. CoinWeek has also won the NLG Award for best numismatic website 4 years running! Copyright © CoinWeek 2017 COINWeek is the most advanced independent on-line media source for print and video Rare Coin and Currency news; with analysis and information contributed by leading experts across the numismatic spectrum. More news and videos about coin collecting at CoinWeek
