State Quarters

At least with the State Quarters there was a chance for a small piece of history, artwork, and beauty. You won't find any surprises in the scaled down versions of the Mint's presidential medallions they are now calling the Presidential dollars. Two coins released, with a third coming, and the surprises are now over. Will give them credit for the reverse as it is kind of attractive, but again, another design that has been crammed down our throats for a lifetime! If we ever want beauty again here in the states they will have to remove all aspects of our coinage from the hands of politians and the special interests groups! Looks like we are stuck with the mundane for quite some time! As for the Statehood Quarters some of them are very unique so we should count our blessing for those states that remembered what the program was really about. If nothing else we are finally six quarters away from finally voting on the BEST overall coin of the series, BEST design of the series and the most DESIRABLE in the series.

Honestly I've been enjoying the State Quarters program. Finding the new quarters in circulation was very easy, even getting bright, almost uncirculated specimens straight from a cashier's hands into your collection. For the rare P mints that I had trouble getting, it was nothing more than a hop to the coin store to pick up a single quarter for the old book.

The Presidential dollars are going to be impossible to find in circulation. I have had very few of the Washington dollars come home, and those were all from my husband's hands. I have -yet- to see an Adams dollar that wasn't plastered up on ebay as some stupid-error-coin-that-isn't-really-an-error-but-a-horribly-mutilated coin.

I also agree that the State Quarter's program has had many beautiful coins come out of it, while the new dollars are sadly lacking.

I never liked the State Quarters program at all. It was just a gimmick. Same thing with the Presidential dollars/first spouse.

Probably some other silly program like it. State flags, state flowers, President's 1st cousins, US coins from 1793 to present, etc.

As far as the Statehood Quarter and Presidential dollar programs I guess it is a way to educate millions of kids and is less expensive than having to purchase trading cards wouldn't everyone agree ?

I started liking them after my dad began putting together a set. He seldom collects coins, but he bought rolls from the bank to put the set together! I mentioned how other people are "collecting" them, and he told me, "I'm not collecting them I'm just putting together a set." haha, good ol' dad!

As far as the Statehood Quarter and Presidential dollar programs I guess it is a way to educate millions of kids and is less expensive than having to purchase trading cards wouldn't everyone agree ?


And many other stupid things kids collect. But kids will be kids. I remember when my son collected baseball and football cards, stickers and who knows what else. All ended up who knows where. None worth saving. If only he was interested in coins.