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Valued Member
United States
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Here is a thought. Should the mint recycle some of the old classic coin designs? If so, which designs and what coins should be changed?
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Valued Member
United States
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Would leave to see some 2012 Bust Dimes, Quarters, Halves, and Dollars :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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United States
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Quote:muddler A 2016 commemorative depicting the Mercury dime . . . maybe a set with a Standing Liberty quarter design also on the dollar size  And nothing would get people more interested in modern coinage than a bare breasted Type 1 (or at least talked abount on every talk radio station and MSNBC / Fox NEws cable channel etc.) There is no such thing as bad publicity  |
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Valued Member
United States
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All of our current coinage is old, except the dollars which are as exciting as watching my cat sleep. As I said in another post don't copy an old design but use them as an inspiration like the Merc. Instead of a side view use maybe a 3/4 head view, for example. Maybe utilize a revised St. Gaudens on the dollar coins. Or Issue a commemorative with the Morgan design. or, how about a line of commemoratives commemorating some of our most loved classics. Issue a set with a Indian Head copper penny, Seated dime, ect in a collectors set. The mint should get creative. When I think of reusing old designs I think of what some in the auto industry is doing. They design something new that hearkens back to a much loved design, the late 60's Mustang, Camaro,Challenger, VW Beatle. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm afraid we all are stuck with Dead Presidents on our coins as standard coinage. Commemoratives are the Mints way of saying this is all your going to get in the way of the old, nice, pretty, artistic coinage. And if you complain, we'll start making even smaller baby sized dollars.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I would love to see a run of commemorative halves using the classic commemorative half designs of the 30's.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Standing Lib from the quarters is awesome, but draped bust is a must! And not as they massacred it on the first wives'!
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Posted 12/18/2011 5:25 pm
