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Valued Member
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Just wondering if there are any commemoratives with more than one president on it?
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1923 Monroe Doctrine. Monroe and Quincy Adams. 1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar. Washington and Coolidge. 1991 Mount Rushmore. Washington, Jefferson, T. Roosevelt, and Lincoln. |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Look at j-"MrCommems"-buck go!
If you stretch your criteria a bit, you might also consider the gold dollar coins for the 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The two coins were issued together, with one having the portrait of Thomas Jefferson and the other bearing William McKinley's portrait.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Worth mentioning that the 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Half Dollar was controversial for depicting a sitting (and therefore living) president, something that's unlikely to be repeated.
Colligo ergo sum
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Look at j-"MrCommems"-buck go! I had a good teacher.   |
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LOL ... enjoying the informed and expert replies .. pleased to see jbuck as the initial expert poster.  Concur with the replies. David |
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LOL, the Mt. Rushmore was an obvious and I forgot about that one. I did see the '23, but not the '26. Thanks for the reminders.
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Regarding my post above, I actually said something that may not be true. Is the U.S. Mint in just a few years intend to issue Presidential dollars for Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, et al if they're still alive? Colligo ergo sum
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Quote:Regarding my post above, I actually said something that may not be true. Is the U.S. Mint in just a few years intend to issue Presidential dollars for Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, et al if they're still alive? No, the enabling legislation for the coins specifically prohibits the issuing of coins with a portrait of the current president or a former president if still living. Also, no coin can be issued until at least two years following the death of a former president. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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The $10,000 question is whether or not the Mint will issue a Reagan coin, given that Carter is still alive (and ineligible for a coin). The decision rests on whether or not an ineligible president can be skipped. The legislation is ambiguous enough to be argued either way. However, the Mint has a history or playing it safe, so Congressional intervention may be necessary.
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So, why wouldn't the Mint issue a coin with Reagan? Why would it matter if Carter is alive or not. He'll get his turn 2 years after he passes.
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The Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 can be viewed here. The question is how to interpret the "Order of issuance" requirement that the Presidential dollar coins "shall be issued in order..." Quote:
Order of issuance.--The coins issued under this subsection commemorating Presidents of the United States shall be issued in the order of the period of service of each President, beginning with President George Washington. This can be read two ways. One interpretation is that no president can be skipped, even if they are alive. That is, a Regan dollar cannot be issued before a Carter dollar is issued. Regan did not serve immediately after Ford, he served after Carter. No Carter coin, no Reagan coin. Therefore, Ford would end the series. The other interpretation implies that they could not issue those eligible (by death) out of sequence. That is, no Jefferson before Adams, or Reagan before Ford. This interpretation would allow for Carter to be skipped (he is ineligible) to issue a Reagan dollar. I feel that this ambiguity should prompt Congress discuss the issue if we neared the deadline with a still living Carter. (Whether or not they accomplish anything is uncertain.) For what it is worth, the Wikipedia article implies that a Reagan dollar will be issued and will be the 39th or 40th in the series... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Dollar
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