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Besides the current historic figures, who would you like to see (living or dead) put on a future coin? Just thought it would be interesting to see who people would pick.My pick john wayne or clint eastwood!
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I suppose it'd work out better as a 3-D coin  |
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Pillar of the Community
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No! Clint Eastwood saying "GET OFF MY LAWN" would be the most awesomest coin ever!  |
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With all seriousness aside I actually think Martin Luther King Jr. would be an excellent candidate for a commemorative coin. Doesn't have to be a black history thing or civil rights, but just a coin honoring the man
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Doesn't have to be a black history thing or civil rights, but just a coin honoring the man
I cannot agree more Grace. If one wanted to go the civil rights route I would choose Rosa Parks for that one. My personal choice would be Yitzhak Rabin for his attempt at bringing peace to the Middle East and for his work that helped create the Oslo Accords, for which he was awarded the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres. |
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I think Gen Patton would be neat.
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Martin Luther King (civil rights leader)
- Mark Twain (famous writer)
- Jonas Sulk (eradicated polio)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (abolitionist and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin)
- Jules Verne (famous sci-fi writer)
- Clint Eastwood (yup, great pick grace outcast)
- Homer Simpson (cartoon character)Thomas Edison (famous inventor)
-Helen Keller (supporter of the disabled)
-Samuel Clemens (famous writer)
-Patrick Henry (famous patriot)
-Ronald Regan (silver dollar coin) I would really like to see a silver dollar coin in circulation!
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Surely the subjects should all be American, shouldn't they?
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Alfred Tesla
Neil Armstrong
Henry Ford
Jonas Salk
Thomas Edison
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Bedrock of the Community
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Peter Griffin  Naw just kiddin ... seriously though. Maybe Davy Crockett  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Surely the subjects should all be American, shouldn't they?
Correct, you will never see a non-American on a circulating coin. Commemoratives are certainly not out of the question though. Quote:
- Mark Twain (famous writer)
-Samuel Clemens (famous writer)
Umm, that is the same person, Mark Twain is a pen name  "mark twain" is a river navigation term that means the channel is deep enough for a boat to navigate, a depth of 2 fathoms or 12 feet. Clemens was a Mississippi River boat captain before he was an author. Quote:
Alfred Tesla
Do you mean Nikola Tesla? He would be great for a commem but you might also be interested to know that Daniel Carr(designer of the New York and Rhode Island State Quarters) created a commem medal. Edited by biokemist6
01/16/2009 10:41 am
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Definitely Brett Farve. (mutters, "Stupid Bears").
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General MacArthur.  |
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Jesse Owens given what he had to go through in the Nazi BErlin Olympics. I would add Rudi Juliani for upping the morale here in NYC post 9/11 as mayor.
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Posted 01/16/2009 12:51 am
