With The Prez Dollar Coin Series Ending Soon....

Or with twos.

Ronald Reagan can't have a coin because Jimmy Carter is still alive. I believe that in order to have a coin, all predecessors must be deceased. Not entirely sure, but I also believe that Carter would have to pass soon in order for the series to continue.

I agree with most of you on this. I'm not a huge fan of Presidents/politicians on coinage (or specific people necessarily) and I do recall reading somewhere that at least one famous politician was never in favor of it, though regardless, his face would still end up on many coins long after his death.

With the Presidential series I particularly don't like well-circulated examples that have oxidized to that oh-so-lovely color of..."yuck"? Nice to find a shiny one though.

However, I do like the educational aspect of this particular (Presidential) series. And that's probably because I collect the FDCCs of this from the mint (yes, I pay way too much for $2 in coins plus some paper and a stamp). I think they're pretty cool and look great in an album. Even the non-FDCCs look great in an album and can be a great educational tool.

@TheForce, I didn't mean to imply that they were used for educational purposes, but rather that they could be, particularly with the First Day Covers and all the historical and biographical information contained on the envelopes. Small distinction, perhaps, and probably negligible to most. As I said, the FDCCs look pretty cool in an album.

"Boring, tired, old Presidents" -- I suppose, if history isn't your thing. And, hey, history's not for most Americans these days, so I get it. I happen to like history, which is a big part of why I collect coins. Now... I realize that these coins are depicting history and aren't actual history (yet), so my argument isn't particularly solid.

I actually like the edge-incusing for the motto, BUT I think you're getting at the date and mint mark should be on the obverse/reverse and not the edge where it's impossible to read. TOTALLY agree. That just stinks.

The series definitely has its flaws. Again I say, FDCCs and a nice collector-grade set are pretty cool, but I can understand the distaste for the series.

Actually I don't like any lettering on the edges whether it be dates, mintmarks, or mottos. How can one see them if they are housed in holders? I like reeded edges personally.

I had to special order a normal folder for the circulation pres dollars because every store only carries the deluxe P/D ones for that very reason. I might even have an S in there I just can't be bother to find and tell.

How will having the slabbed even be done so you can see the mintmark and such? That has got to be a pain in the obverse field.

Here's an interesting article, it's from November but still an interesting read.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/28/us/one-dollar-coins/

Key points:

The Federal Reserve Banks hold about $1.4 billion in $1 coins -- enough to meet the demand for the next 40 years.

In fact, far more than half of all $1 coins ever minted are in government vaults.

Last year, more $1 coins were returned to the Federal Reserve than were paid out. More business returned the unpopular coin than asked for them. So the government's stockpile actually grew.