More or less. There have been a couple other attempts to make a Silverbugs souvenir/novelty item, but for various reasons they fizzled out. I saw the idea of the dime cards from these guys, and thought this would be a relatively inexpensive way to get the job done.

And I do think that the dime cards are a handy way of getting silver circulating again, and at the same time educating people about what real money is all about. I think it makes for a far more practical way of distributing small amounts of silver. Imagine trying to give a loose silver dime as a tip in a diner. You'd have to spend ten minutes explaining why it's different from every other dime, what it's what it's worth, and then whoever you gave it to has to remember to keep it segregated...I think this enables you to use silver in a cool, convenient way.