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Valued Member
United States
223 Posts |
The "gold" Presidential dollars do nothing for me. The America the Beautiful coins bore me to tears. The new shield penny, while attractive, just doesn't have the grace of the old Lincoln Memorial and even older wheat incarnations. The obverse of the new nickel is horrible, easily the worst coin I've ever seen. The only current coins that I really like are the dime and the half dollar, and the latter is rarely seen. I would eventually like to get a proof set of the 50 states quarters, but it's not a high priority. I just can't get interested in current coinage. Am I the only one? |
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United States
7375 Posts |
I'm a baby boomer and tend to like the stuff I grew up with, not mention that it was silver. I'd probably like the more modern coinage if I knew more about it. Would probably REALLY like it if I knew what to buy and sell to make money  .......am slowly being pulled into the 21th century. |
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United States
621 Posts |
I like the dime. America the Beautiful Quarters are kind of neat at first but I look at them and let them go on their way hopefully to a collector who really likes them a lot. I hated the new nickel obverse at first but it grew on me a bit. I don't like it but I don't hate it. Pretty much the same for the Lincoln Cent shield reverse. I like the Presidential dollars. At one time I had about 150 of them. I also like the Sacagawea dollars, the ones with different reverses being the most interesting to me. The half dollar is an ok design. I wouldn't mind a change but I don't think it would matter as people still won't use them. The half dollar sadly died with kennedy. rip to both. |
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United States
1959 Posts |
You are not alone. I don't care for much of the modern coins. The penny is shameful if you ask me. Probably because I think a penny should be copper. Zink screams cheap and worthless. The quarters are kind of fun if you have kids but won't be worth more than the Dansco album I put them in (at least in my lifetime. I don't collect for the investment, but I like to collect something that is truly rare. That usually means monetary gain when bought at the right price and given enough time. Different strokes for different folks.
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For me it depends on if its rare at all or just another coin, I`d say half way.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Im not a fan of the Penny of Sac dollars and I hate the nickel as well. I do love the modern quarters and I like the Pres dollars I just wish they didnt have the hideous color. I'm ready for a change on the half and dime, but if the changes are going to be like the nickel I would rather they just keep it the same.
In fairness to the modern coins, I do think they are always at a disadvantage in the sense theyre so prevalent they seem cheap and you can get worn out by the designs. At the same time I dont think this is our finest period of coinage anyway you look at it. The new model at the mint seems to be to just pick whatever is easiest to make even when its not the best design.
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United States
256 Posts |
I do not like the new penny. The new nickel obverse is ok. The dime is alright, but could use a change, as with the half. America the Beautiful Quarters, there are just too many designs and I think they should have gone back to the old reverse after the U.S. territories quarters. The Presidential dollars are just fine I think and I love the Sacagawea dollars. |
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United States
317 Posts |
I get the coins you're mentioning in the silver annual proof set for around $50 for all of them top notch quality so its not a big deal if I favor one design over the other since they're so inexpensive to collect and in one package. I think they're all fine additions although I look forward to seeing the reverses of the sacagawea and the ATBs when they 1st arrive in the mail. I really do not dislike any them. As for the designs, I really liked how the 2014 Baseball HOF designs were handled where the public was allowed to compete in the design contest, perhaps more designs should be open and let more of the public have a say in the designs? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
17890 Posts |
I actually like the designs of all the currently circulating US coins. I think the ATB Quarters are awesome and for me the revised cents and nickels were a welcome change after these coins had been the same for such a long time. I'm also keen on both the Sacagawea and the Presidential dollars. The Roosevelt dime is probably my least favorite circulating US coin, but it's still a nice design. I certainly prefer the current US coins to the current UK ones - each coin showing a bit of the British coat-of-arms. They missed a great opportunity in 2008 when they could have got right away from heraldry and done something radical and beautiful. Some of our circulating commemoratives are nice - I like the Brunel, Dickens, Darwin and Florence Nightingale £2 coins and many of the Olympic 50p reverses. The 'bridge' £1 coins are also quite attractive. What I dislike most about modern coins is the excessive number of new commemoratives: almost all mints and countries seem to be jumping on the bandwagon these days, and whilst some of the designs are attractive and innovative, to me they are just medallions unless there is a base metal / non-proof version of the coin available for face value.  Edited by NumisRob
12/27/2013 05:31 am
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Australia
9368 Posts |
"Familiarity breeds contempt". You guys are seeing those coins every day, so you grow sick of them. The same for NumisRob and his U.K. coins. I don't live in U.S. or U.K. so I like all these coins. However, I get sick of the Aussie coins, they don't change much at all. ( I'll probably get locked out of the Aussie coin forum now LOl). Steve |
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United States
7185 Posts |
The modern coins I enjoy are silver. I gave up on clad coinage long ago. I look forward to the two commemorative issues and the yearly silver proof sets. The American silver eagles are starting to be over kill with now five different coins each year but I still get them. As for cents (where I started collecting) I maintain a folder from circulation.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
I don't care much about modern coins after 1974.
1974 was the last year that a silver coin was struck and put into general circulation, anywhere in the world. A 5 Marks was issued in Germany for that year.
Except for the 10 and 20 Pesos of Mexico in the 1990's, that is.
These coins were NOT made for collectors, but were meant to be used as circulating MONEY. That, originally was the sole function of coins, which extends back 2,600 years.
I must admit, I DO have some comparatively old NCLT:
British 5 Pounds, 1937
British 2 Pounds, 1937
South Africa gold Pond, 1952
These are gold coins, all of George V1, and were issued for collectors at a time when almost NO gold coin af any type was issued for ANY reason.
I also have an Australian pure silver proof set:
1 cent
2 cents
5 cents
10 cents
20 cents
50 cents
1 dollar
2 dollars
ALL of these were originally issued into circulation in base metal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
814 Posts |
With the exception of the Presidential dollars and the redesigned obverse on the nickel, I like our modern coinage. The new Jefferson image looks creepy, and I find the Presidential dollars ugly. Their only redeeming factor is the use of Liberty on the reverse. On the contrary, I love the Sacagawea's, and am only 3 dates away from having one from each year of issue (all but the two most recent dates pulled from circulation). I also save Ikes. Although the circulating ones have no silver of course, these were the "silver dollars" of my youth, and I save just about any one that I find (someday to be given as birthday or Christmas presents to my daughter and nieces and nephews). I also like SBA dollars. I'm working on a set of state/territory quarters (a little behind the game, I know). But I find the ATB Quarters useless. Are we never going back to the eagle reverse, or are the special designs going to go on forever? The eagle was beautiful; I'd love to see it brought back. |
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United States
608 Posts |
What I think is a major problem with modern coins is that there are just too many to choose from! I do like the Kennedy halves...I think of it as a link to the classic coins. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
That's because the governments that own them require the mint to operate on a much more commercial basis these days
That is why there is a plethora of attractive NCLT in precious metals made specifically for the collector. They are usually sold at a substantial price over their intrinsic value. It also explains why there is a a great number of commemorative coins issued in base metals for circulation. If even a few of these are removed from circulation by collectors for their face value, the mint stands to make a substantial profit.
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United States
5825 Posts |
I only collect US coins and my cutoff date is 1964. I don't know your definition of "modern". |
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Posted 12/27/2013 01:16 am
