Females Found Unreliable for US Mint

WASHINGTON — OK, so Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea didn't get the job done. Now the U.S. Mint is rolling out the big guns: George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.But even the founding fathers may not be able to handle this challenge.In 1979, unhappy over the speed with which $1 bills wore out and the cost of replacing them, the Treasury Department issued a dollar coin featuring Anthony, the women's rights crusader. But the public wasn't buying — or, rather, using. Too many people thought the coin looked and felt like a quarter. Two decades later, the department tried again, this time with the Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition. The gold-colored Sacagawea coin drew early interest with collectors but again fizzled with consumers.

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