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HR 5168 - Require The Secretary Of The Treasury To Mint Coins In Recognition Of Christa Mcauliffe

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 Posted 11/25/2019  5:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add basebal21 to your friends list

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Exactly the goal I had in mind. If the Mint wants to sell more coins, they have to make more effort.


Getting rid of the design selection committee would be a great first step.
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 Posted 11/27/2019  01:45 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add freddo30 to your friends list
Why not go for a "Lost in Space" set : Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia. 17 persons, 3 missions, 3 vehicles : 23 representations x 3 denominations (69 coins) in each of the following : BU, Proof, Reverse Proof, Matte Proof, Enhanced special, and a finish yet to be determined. (6 x 69 = 414) A neat 414 coin set contained in multiple package formats and as singles. Then, all finishes listed in silver versions. Now 818 coins. Sarcastic ? Of course. But I hope the idea doesn't get back to anyone who could sponsor it.
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 Posted 06/20/2020  12:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Alpha2814 to your friends list
Design candidates have been posted: https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-me...orative-coin
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 Posted 06/20/2020  12:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bret to your friends list
Yawn. Yet another commemorative that I won't be buying.
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 Posted 06/20/2020  12:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Adam_E to your friends list
Seems like the coin is focused on the intersection between teaching and being an astronaut, and has a higher focus on her being a teacher, which I like. I also like the inclusion of the FIRST robotics logo on the reverse, I didn't realize she was apart of that!
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 Posted 06/20/2020  12:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Alpha2814 to your friends list

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I also like the inclusion of the FIRST robotics logo on the reverse, I didn't realize she was apart of that!

She wasn't - at least, I can't find a solid connection beyond inspiration for youth in technology. Since FIRST is the recipient of the surcharges for this coin, it makes sense to feature someone who can provide such inspiration (if "someone" has to be featured at all), which is why I think she is the subject here rather than the others who died in the same accident. As a teacher, she had the "youth" connection.
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Design candidates have been posted:
CM-R-04 appeals to me.
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 Posted 06/21/2020  4:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CollegeBarbers to your friends list
For the obverse, I like 04, 04A, 06, and 07. The NASA-inspired lettering on 07 is a nice touch. For the reverse, I'm partial to 04 or 11. If done right, I think the blackboard design on 11 could be fantastic in proof.
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 Posted 06/22/2020  08:31 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TheInfinityPoint to your friends list
Yeah I like CM-R-04 too. Also why did they even accept design CM-R-03...beyond the teacher connection?
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 Posted 06/22/2020  08:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bobby131313 to your friends list
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 Posted 06/23/2020  6:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BStrauss3 to your friends list
You would think by now the mint would recognize that textured hair looks good in pen sketches and terrible in coin finish.

Couldn't they find a picture of her in her spacesuit with the Snoopy Cap?
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 Posted 09/24/2020  10:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list
I just watched the four-part docuseries Challenger: The Final Flight on Netflix. It is worth the time, in my opinion. While I still wish this were a Challenger commemorative, I am now more comfortable with Christa being the focus. Your mileage may vary.
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 Posted 12/20/2020  01:18 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list
Designs unveiled...

http://goccf.com/t/387682

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