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Now I'm confused, because I thought the date for the Pres. dollars was moving off the edge and back to the obverse? It was my understanding that just the "In God We Trust" motto was being moved to the face; while the date, mint mark, and "E Pluribus Unum" motto remain on the edge. Edited by jbuck
12/01/2008 12:45 pm
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Thanks for the better info!  Still...a coin with a dated edge strikes me as odd; I cannot think of a historical precedent there.  Of course, I mostly collect older coins. |
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well you know the st gaudens had edge lettering I like it in a since but I would rather see E pluribus unum on edge and date and mintmark where you can see it
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Still...a coin with a dated edge strikes me as odd; I cannot think of a historical precedent there. I have no problem with dated edges on the Presidential dollar because it is easy to determine its date just by looking at what President is on the coin. The same logic will apply as long as the Sacagawea dollars do not reuse any of the reverse designs each year. I have a problem with the mint mark being on the edge because it is not possible to see it in an album. For this reason, I have not bought a Dansco for the Presidential dollars yet; I cannot decide if I want to do Date-Mint or Date only. I have not made an effort to accumulate too many of these since I might decided to just collect the proofs. |
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You know I would not have any problem with the edge lettering if it looked right. All of the Presidential dollars that I have, that are not in rolls, the edge lettering just looks off. Thats just my opinion on the them  |
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It does seem a little cheap, especially since one can see the copper core running through the middle of the letters.
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No empty spots!
"All coins should be designed this way" - Sir Ferrari So true...  (That just happens to be one of my favorite coins too  ) |
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The Sac was a 'balanced' design with "In God We Trust" on the left and the date-mintmark on the right. With the motto still on the left but nothing on the right it looks 'out of balance'. I thought a "$1" logo on the right would balance it out nicely. If they want to leave the right side blank, they could move the motto to the edge lettering (a la '07-08 Pres. Dollar) and have a blank left side to match. The 'minimalist' school...  http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/...eaDollar.jpg |
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Yes... the more I look at it now, the more I do feel that the right side of the coin is empty. DNA's double blank sides do look better!
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If they want to leave the right side blank, they could move the motto to the edge lettering (a la '07-08 Pres. Dollar) And then have the public outcry of "Godless Dollars" again! Quote:
DNA's double blank sides do look better!  But unfortunately, with the change to the 2009+ Presidential dollars as precedent, the IGWT motto has to be on the face.  They should just leave the date and mint on the face, and maybe add some other important phrase to the edge so that "E Pluribus Unum" is not alone. |
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Still...a coin with a dated edge strikes me as odd; I cannot think of a historical precedent there. There is precedent in US coins, but there are some non-US coins with their dates on the edge. |
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Quote:jbuck: ...Unfortunately, with the change to the 2009+ Presidential dollars as precedent, the IGWT motto has to be on the face." I thought that new law was just for the 2009+ Presidential dollars?!? (the Sac is a different series, right?) Well, OK, I'm game for "$1" on the left, date/mintmark on the right (as before), then E.P.U. and I.G.W.T. mottos on the edge. There'd probably still be a few "godless dollar" outcries from folks who'd only see the I.G.W.T motto left of Sacagawea replaced with "$1" and not look at the edge lettering... You could still have a 'double blank side' Sac by putting "In God We Trust" in small letters under the Sacagawea portrait.... Edited by DNA
12/02/2008 10:49 pm
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Quote:I thought that new law was just for the 2009+ Presidential dollars?!? (the Sac is a different series, right?) I believe it is, which is why I said precedent. Do you think the government, after being hassled for the "Godless" Presidential dollars, will make the same "mistake" twice? I know our government can be incompetent, but I hope they are not that incompetent! Quote:
You could still have a 'double blank side' Sac by putting "In God We Trust" in small letters under the Sacagawea portrait.... Not a bad idea. |
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I currently have these coins listed on ebay if anyone is interested. |
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Still...a coin with a dated edge strikes me as odd; I cannot think of a historical precedent there. If its as bad as the pres dollars then we are going to have dateless sacs that we will not be able to differentiate from each other ... I personally still think the edge letter on the new stuff is really cheap and trashy looking. I would like it if they classed it up a little or just move it on the obverse or revere. Maybe the mint could reduce the prices a little too I never understood why they charge 36 dollars for a 25 dollar mint roll? This is a gov department for creating money.. they are not suppose to make money off joe the taxpayer, that is the IRS's job..  |
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