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That would have to be a large dollar though. Still, I'm for it as well.
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That would have to be a large dollar though. Still, I'm for it as well. It could be a lower case j. |
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The Presidential dollar program ends when there are no dead Presidents left, it doe not get revived for a President who dies after the program has ended. Of course Congress in it's infinite wisdom can so create another coin for the next dead President if they choose. |
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or maybe even JBuck just to start the list. Quote:
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Of course Congress in it's infinite wisdom can so create another coin for the next dead President if they choose. If any one of our currently living presidents were to pass away, I hope Congress would approve the minting of their dollar coin, even if it means waiting two years. This would be the right and fair thing to do. All presidents, good and bad, deserve equal admiration for their service. |
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If any one of our currently living presidents were to pass away, I hope Congress would approve the minting of their dollar coin, even if it means waiting two years. This would be the right and fair thing to do. All presidents, good and bad, deserve equal admiration for their service. I completely disagree. I do respect the office of the president, but I have absolutely no admiration for the deterioration that three of our living presidents have brought us. I have some admiration and some disappointment for the other two. The last thing that I want to see is their faces on coins. I think we should wait a minimum of 25 years before considering an addition to the series. Better yet, let's just put an end to putting dead people on coins. |
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Unfortunately, a precedent has been set. One could argue that some of our 19th century presidents did worse things for our country than those living presidents. If Andrew Johnson and James Buchanan got dollars, so should Carter, Clinton, and the Bushes. Presidential dollars aside, yes, we can put an end to putting dead people on (circulation) coins. (I have no problem with dead people on NCLT Commemorative coins.) |
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Just because you didn't like somebody as President doesn't mean they should be except from the rule put in place Congress.
Plenty of Presidents in history were total scumbags who put into effect policies that negatively effected the Americans, but we are so far removed that the ways they rose to power, or their abuse is lost in history and gilded over. In a hundred years people will have their own problems and wont care what Bush, Clinton, or Carter did in office.
Even the Lewinsky scandal will be a cheeky side joke in the tourist drone tour of Washington DC (or whatever we will be flying around in then).
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The difference between the ones that are living now and the ones that are dead (Reagan excepted) is that I didn't experience them first hand. Therefore, I'm not near as likely to get sick when I look at their images. No doubt, there were definitely some dirt bags in the past too. I'm not saying that the living should be excepted from the laws written by Congress. I'm saying that I hope they don't amend the law to undo it's termination. I'd like the Presidential dollar series to end right where it is. BTW, a president lying under oath is not a cheeky side joke to me, it's the kind of thing that's led to the sort of societal rot we're experiencing today. I want to be able to look at my coins and be inspired by what they represent. |
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I agree with Kefiroth, they need to ditch any design that has anything on the edge.
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October 2015 CCAC recommendations for the 2017 and 2018 Native American dollars:  The committee also came to decisions on reverses for the 2017 and 2018 Native American dollar. The 2017 design features Sequoyah, remembered for translating Cherokee into a written language in the early 19th century. In 2018, the reverse of the Native American dollar will celebrate Jim Thorpe, the 20th century Olympic gold medalist and professional football, baseball, and basketball player.
The recommended 2017 design bears an illustration of Sequoyah creating his syllabary, or letter system, for the Cherokee language. The recommended 2018 design features an image of Jim Thorpe preparing to play football, with a background silhouette of Chief Black Hawk, the 19th century leader of the Sauk and Fox Nation to which Thorpe belonged. http://mintnewsblog.com/2015/10/the...mmendations/I wouldn't mind paying for these, but I would want to buy a special silver issue, which doesn't exist. Keep thinking I'll buy all the issues in proof and create a set, but I keep passing (in favor of other coins) due to the lack of precious metal content...and I find it infuriating that the year and e pluribus unum are on the edge. Edited by one_fine_dime
05/05/2016 1:00 pm
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Interesting thought on the silver issue
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Those who buy both clad and silver proof sets end up with duplicate dollars (and nickels and cents), so having silver versions of the dollar coins might have been a welcome idea.
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I'll add that I think the cent should be copper and the nickel should be silver with the mint mark up top on the reverse. Then each coin in the silver proof set would really be different than the clad proof set.
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I like having Sequoyah in 2017 and Jim Thorpe in 2018 on the reverse of what I think is a very well-done run of coins. Too bad most people never see them due to the coins' lack of circulation.
If they are going to honor individuals moving forward, how about Ira Hayes for 2019?
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I'll add that I think the cent should be copper and the nickel should be silver with the mint mark up top on the reverse. Then each coin in the silver proof set would really be different than the clad proof set. I would not be opposed to this.  I have long said that the cent should go NIFC and be 95% copper.  |
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