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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I am kinda dissapointed that the old Washington design will be resumed.
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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Is the statue of liberty in New Jersey? I was of the thought that Ellis Island and teh statue were in New York.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5613 Posts |
The statue is in New York,
"Liberty, Statue of - Reference Center
Liberty, Statue of, statue on Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay, commanding the entrance to New York City"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4868 Posts |
Am I the only one up in arms about the old Washington obverse that this series will revert to?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2589 Posts |
Melt them all I say, enough is enough
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1055 Posts |
I actually don't think the current obverse is any better than the old one. I just hope that at the end of this series we will get a total overhaul of the quarter.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5613 Posts |
I hope I am alive when the "end of this series" comes!How about a picture of Teddy Roosevelt on the "newest quarter?Let George rest!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1055 Posts |
I think Teddy Roosevelt would be a great change for the quarter and the only President that deserves to be on the obverse of National Park Coins.
BTW- Teddy is my favorite President.
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Valued Member
United States
129 Posts |
Teddy on the obverse is a great idea. I would set the series apart more from the State Quarters and makes a lot of sense. Was he ever on a commemorative or any coin? |
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Valued Member
United States
106 Posts |
A dictatorship puts the head of its rulers on its coins. A republic (like Switzerland, France, etc.) puts some national symbol. We've become some sort of in between, we put dead leaders on our coins. That's bad enough but why don't they, like, let some other dead guy on there? Must be too political. The coin I like most, of the recent, as this goes is the Sac. dollar.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3499 Posts |
I might add also that Teddy Roosevelt was a numismatist and kept a Greek Owl Tetradrachma in his wallet for good luck.
I also am a bit sad that the old eagle is not returning. I would have been fine with a new portrait of Teddy on the obverse and the old eagle on the reverse.
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Moderator
 United States
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Is the statue of liberty in New Jersey? I was of the thought that Ellis Island and teh statue were in New York. Quote:
The statue is in New York,
"Liberty, Statue of - Reference Center
Liberty, Statue of, statue on Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay, commanding the entrance to New York City" Although it is a lot closer to New Jersey, they tried and failed to gain dominion. More Information here and here. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Take a look at Google maps in the harbor - the statue of liberty is in NJ.
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Valued Member
United States
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Melt them all I say, enough is enough I second that! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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My bet is the obverse will be the same as the current quarter. Quote:
I just hope that at the end of this series we will get a total overhaul of the quarter. Well I don't know what they will do with the obverse but the National parks legislation requires that once the program ends the reverse design for the quarter will be a representation of Washington crossing the Delaware. Quote:
I was of the thought that Ellis Island and teh statue were in New York. I think Ellis Island IS in New York, but the Statue is in New Jersey. Edited by Conder101
09/15/2009 6:03 pm
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