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Great question. I think Samual Adams, Thomas Paine.
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Another vote for T. Roosevelt.
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Pillar of the Community
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I have to give a vote for Albert Einstein.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Surely the subjects should all be American, shouldn't they?
The original ones of course. Geranamo Sitting Bull Crazy Horse Uncas Magua Chingachgook |
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Perhaps a compelling literary character. How about John Galt? "Who is John Galt?" could replace "In God We Trust." I love it!  |
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James T. Kirk...American?. Maybe he was an Englishman who lost the accent...or maybe Canadian. Or Captain Pike in his box with the little yes/no light.
F.S. Key is a good choice.
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My vote is for Dr. John S. Pemberton. Who is that you ask? He's the inventor of Coca-Cola. Who has done more to encourage the use of coins than him?!  Since a Coke was 5 cents for many, many years, I think he should go on the nickel. Or the five cent coin, whichever you prefer.  |
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James T. Kirk...American?. Shatner is Canadian. James T. Kirk is from Iowa, he just works in outer space. |
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Perhaps a compelling literary character. How about John Galt? "Who is John Galt?" could replace "In God We Trust." I'm really surprised that I've never seen any privately-minted bullion coins on that theme... anyone come across any? I do wonder if they'll replace FDR with Reagan during my lifetime... I suspect that if Dubya & co hadn't given the GOP such a black eye it would be in the pipe for 2022 at the latest. I also think that if they'd done a branch of the U.S. military on the dollar coin instead of the Presidents, with one design per year for 4 years, you'd see a lot more dollar coins in circulation. Hey, idle speculation is easy, inexpensive, and fun for the whole family! :) |
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How about Col Sanders? He was American right?
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Some off the top of my head
Paul Revere
John Hancock
Johnny Appleseed
Chuck Yeager
Richard Petty
Dale Earnhardt
Les Paul
Chuck Berry
Bo Diddley
Minoru Yamasaki (American architect of the twin towers of the World Trade Center)
John Glenn
Ansel Adams
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Hey, I'll go off American here and nominate Charles Darwin. The reasoning being that the role Darwin had on American science is awesome (he influenced the Europeans of course, but nothing like here). I work in Psychology and his impact is felt in everything I do. Obviously his impact in Biology and genetics is more obvious, however, I adore him.
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Some off the top of my head
Paul Revere
John Hancock
Johnny Appleseed
Chuck Yeager
Richard Petty
Dale Earnhardt
Les Paul
Chuck Berry
Bo Diddley
Minoru Yamasaki (American architect of the twin towers of the World Trade Center)
John Glenn
Ansel Adams
Now how can you say that and leave out Little Richard, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Louis? |
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Ummm...errr...because I only spent about 2 minutes thinking about my list. UK is putting Darwin on the back of the £2 this year. http://www.royalmint.com/store/Brit.../UKCDBU.aspxNo idea when (or if) I will actually see one in circulation since I am still looking for the each of the 2008 Olympic reverse £2. |
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Benedict Arnold. He wasn't a "bad" guy, he was just misunderstood.
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