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Hello all. I had a dream last night that the US Mint was going to produce a 90% Silver Eisenhower dollar for its 50th Anniversary, even though the coin was last minted in 1978. AND, they were going to use the exact same original design -no change! It was going to be a TRUE silver dollar, like that of the Morgan and Peace before it. Oh man, what an awesome dream! But it got me to thinking about something, of which I would like opinions. Would the mint (or has the mint) ever re-issued a coin with its original design as some sort of commemorative? Has any coin design ever been simply re-issued or resumed from a time before? I know that this happened in a way with the Morgan (1921) and SBA (1999). But, as I understand it, those were only produced in preparation of the new coins coming out to replace them. I'm very curios about this. Edited by Darth Morgan
06/01/2013 01:16 am
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The ASE using the Walking Liberty Design comes to mind. Morgans had a break from 1904 to 1921. The 2001 buffalo commemorative is just the Buffalo nickel on a silver dollar, same with the gold buffalo. I'm sure theres many more that I'm leaving out but those immediately popped into my mind, but yes the mint does reuse designs. Whether or not theyd have any interest for an Ike is a different story though |
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Yeah, the Ike doesn't have that "classic" look that the early Lady Liberty/Indian Head coins had. But, the Ike dollar matched well with the other modern coins. If you look at any proof set from 1973-1978, the Ike dollar coin just "fits in" perfectly with all the other coins, IMHO. The designs that get reused are those that have an endearing and lasting (timeless) effect on the American public. I agree- I can't see how the mint would re-issue the Eisenhower dollar, even as a strict collector's coin- at least not at present. But just imagine a 90% or even 99% silver Eisenhower dollar with the date 2021! In the meantime, I'll just leave it to the realm of my own fantasy.  Edited by Darth Morgan
06/01/2013 01:33 am
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I would definitely buy it if they did something like that. I like IKEs personally and think they had a great design, its a shame their quality was so low. The proofs and silvers really show how good the series could have looked imo
I love bigger coins that like that. Theyre new enough too that I wouldnt mind a throw back set like that, just dont do it with the 1800s coinage.
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in 2006 the mint reused 2 diffrent reverses the Morgan dollar reverse on the SF mint commemorative dollar and the Fugio reverse on the Franklin founding father coin |
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Would the mint (or has the mint) ever re-issued a coin with its original design as some sort of commemorative? Has any coin design ever been simply re-issued or resumed from a time before? Canadian "farewell to the penny" set. All the old 1 cent designs, except dated 2012 and (IIRC) in silver. A few historic gold coins had been restruck with new dates as bullion (Soviet Chervonetz in 1977, US Double Eagle in 2009, IIRC a few others but don't remember the particulars). All things considered, it's not entirely out of the question, but unlikely, and probably won't be 90% silver. |
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Edited by Doug58s
06/01/2013 08:52 am
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I know this isn't an answer to the original question on the thread, but it's an opportunity to share an opinion about 'personality coins.' I'm not a fan of putting real people on coins (I'm ambivalent about paper money). IMHO, I wish that the coinage would be an opportunity for artistic impression instead of honoring political figures. I understand there is artistic expression on the reverse of many of these coins, but (again IMHO) it detracts from the beauty of the coin when you plaster a profile of a politician on the obverse...
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I would like to have an all silver ike!
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The responses have been great. I can't believe I completely forgot about the Peace dollar resuming in 1934! Geez. But really, I was thinking of an instance where a coin design resumed and continued for several years after a much longer hiatus. The 1964 Peace dollar would have been a perfect example of this had it continued to be minted for many years after 1964. That would have been a 29 year gap in production. I wonder if this has indeed occurred elsewhere in the world. Edited by Darth Morgan
06/01/2013 1:19 pm
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It would be cool if they do really bring it back. But what about the SBA? I kind of hate and like it, not really sure why, lol. |
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I really like BamaBlue's response here.
I also am not a big fan of putting political or in my case, any personalities on American currency. Although many have made great contributions, they were human and if enough research is done flaws in their character can be found.
I prefer personifications and symbols that represent America rather than the celebration of individuals. The state is more important than any individual and that's what should be celebrated.
There is a reason why the Ikes were discontinued, the coins are ok but lets not bring'em back, the past is the past and lets move on. And to be honest, I'm tired of Ike on coinage, he shows up every few years anyway.
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Ike does seem like a bad penny - as the old saying goes.
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That would have been a 29 year gap in production. I wonder if this has indeed occurred elsewhere in the world. Well, there's a sort-of example... French 1 franc coins were minted in essentially the same design in 1898-1920 and 1960-2001. This was actually a bit closer to what the OP probably intended - a specific recreation of a design (after a period with many other designs) rather than just a gap with no coins being minted (which was actually fairly common, but never quite as long because 1) in practice there just weren't many really old designs, and 2) all the on-and-off types were usually only minted one years at a time; ignoring Morgans and SBAs because these recreations only lasted one year each, the longest such gap in US coinage was in Classic Head Half Cents - none were minted for 13 years between 1811 and 1825). |
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Quote:... the US Mint was going to produce a 90% Silver Eisenhower dollar... If only this were true...  |
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