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Poll Question
I thought their should be a coin to commentate the Memphis Belle's final mission.The Memphis Belle was the first bomber in the Eight air force to complete 25 bombing missions in WWII.I thought their should be one.I wanted to see what CCF thought.One last thing the Memphis Belle flew its final mission on May 17,1943.The Memphis Belle was a b-17 flying fortress, used in WWII.Let me know what you think thanks
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think it is too small of an item to commemorate. There are probably a 100 or more items like this for WWII.
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Pillar of the Community
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Well maybe not this one limited topic but with all the military issues in modern commemoratives an air force specific coin would merit consideration.
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Pillar of the Community
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I would think one commemorating the end of the Iraq War would be fine... followed by one next year commemorating the end of the Afghan war.
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Pillar of the Community
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Missed opportunities for commemorative coins in 2012:
100th anniversary of:
New Mexico Statehood
Arizona Statehood
first transcontinental flight (west to east)
sports:
The first Stanley cup game
Fenway park
Tiger stadium
Ionics:
Beverly hills hotel
San Fransisco street car
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Pillar of the Community
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muddler, Shouldn't there by one with a Mayan calender and the Earth breaking in two?  |
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wow I did not think I would get such negative feed back from you all
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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f16, it's not negative, it's more of a minor subject, I don't think that it jis worthy of a coin commemorating it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not necessarily negative feedback, just looking realistically at a program that has had a notoriously difficult time to approve even no-brainer ideas. For those not aware, The US Mint cannot just create a commemmorative coin. Legislation has to be written by the House, pass a vote in the House, pass a vote in the Senate, and then be signed by the President- basically the same procedure for any other legislative bill. Obviously, anything that involves Congress gets complicated in a hurry and only two commemorative programs get approved in a typical year. Possibly the best example of a no-brainer idea was the 50th anniversary of NASA with a proposal for a $1 silver commem for each planet and a gold commem to represent the Sun- it never even saw a full vote in Congress  A commem program like that would have had a massive cross-interest appeal to many non-collectors but it just couldn't get off the ground(pun intended). BTW, I do like your Memphis Belle idea but actually getting someone to sponsor legislation, much less get it passed, would be a sysiphean task. Edited by biokemist6
01/27/2012 5:20 pm
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Possibly the best example of a no-brainer idea was the 50th anniversary of NASA with a proposal for a $1 silver commem for each planet and a gold commem to represent the Sun- it never even saw a full vote in Congress A commem program like that would have had a massive cross-interest appeal to many non-collectors but it just couldn't get off the ground(pun intended). I really, really, really wanted that set. It would have been my first gold coin. |
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Wow it is close 43 percent say yes 57 percent say no.I would love to see one because I am all about history,and WWII planes.Has anyone here seen the movie Memphis Belle?I would still love to see a coin to commentate the crew and the plane.If you ask me I would say that it is not too smalll of an event to commentate.Then again I probably know more about that plane then anyone here.  |
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63 percent say no 38 percent say yes this is not close anymore I will close this poll on Monday.I am shocked that people are saying no it should not be a coin.  |
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I think the reason most people are saying no is because they are just sick of all the stuff the mint is pushing out of there every year. Most people usually start trying to collect everything they make and soon get very burnt out because there is just no way to keep up with all of them. I agree the plane is a cool part of history but I disagree that it should be made into a commemorative coin. I am a HUGE history buff and there are allot of things that is in the History books that are way more important and effected allot more people than a plane getting retired. Don't get me wrong, this is a better idea than some of the things they have commemorated in the past but I didn't really like those either because I felt there were allot of other things that that specific year marked the anniversary of that didn't get commemorated. Like Pearl Harbor, I don't understand why there has never been a commemorative of that (at least none I know of from he US Mint), but there hasn't been. That would be an event that effected allot of lives and I believe it would be a popular one at that
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I agree pear harbor should,but so should the Holocaust,and other events,how about the Tuskegee air men.I think they should.They never lost a plane on any one of their missions.I think so their are other reasons too,like they were heroes of WWII if you ask me.I would still like to know if anyone has seen the movie Memphis Belle?
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Maybe all of these ideas can be used for the next commemorative quarter program.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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There is also another aspect of the Commemorative program that has been overlooked here. Every single commemorative issued is actually a fundraiser for the subject. The most recent Medal of Honor commems had surcharges in the amount of $35 for each gold coin and $10 for each silver coin authorized to be paid to the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. Quote:
how about the Tuskegee air men.I think they should They were actually bestowed with a much higher honor in 2006, a Congressional Gold Medal(The Mint also sells bronze reproductions). The Nisei Soldiers of WWII were also bestowed with the honor of a Congressional Gold Medal. Most people are aware of the Tuskegee Airmen but most have never heard of the 100th Infantry and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, their heroic story is the stuff of legends in US Military history. Their decorations border on the unbelievable- 21 Medals of Honor, 33 Distinguished Service Crosses, 559 Silver Stars, 4000 Bronze Stars, 8 Presidential Unit Citations, and 9486 Purple Hearts- all from the European theatre during WWII with most action seen in Italy. http://homeofheroes.com/moh/nisei/index.html -it is a lengthy read of 14 pages including the MoH citations but things like this should be required reading in every US high school history class, they were relentless warriors and true American heroes in every sense of the word. |
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Posted 01/27/2012 2:33 pm
