Dwight Eisenhower actually said...

The principal objection to commemorative coins is that they detract from the fundamental function of the coinage as a medium of exchange.

Veto of Bill Authorizing Commemorative Coinage for the Sesquicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase.

02/02/1954

More Dwight Eisenhower Quotes

The United States has pledged its national honor to work for peace.

I again give my solemn word on behalf of the American people to all the peoples of the world: that the people of the United States and their...

I hope that this ceremony has greater significance to all Americans and to the world than just the fighting of a tree.

The United States is strong, and will remain strong, because that is the only way in today's world that the peace can be protected.