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Press Manager
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1512 Posts |
I can just IMAGINE some of the potential design submissions!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
 I think some amazing designs can come out of this too. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I will watch this coin with great interest
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Moderator
United States
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Slow your roll there, people.  Remember, this is a worthy cause.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
I just thought of something. Why are they making us spend our money on coins and not donating it to research? And are they going to take some of the profit and donate it?
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Forum Dad
United States
24150 Posts |
It's all in the bill at the link provided, I wish none of it was going to Komen though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
Ok, I see it now, thank you.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I get the feeling there will be no problem getting this one through both Houses.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12815 Posts |
Well it appears that with the (almost certain) passage of this bill, we in the U.S. may get our first colorized coin in 2018: http://www.coinnews.net/2015/07/17/...se-approval/It still has to pass in the Senate (already passed in the House) and be signed into law by the POTUS. I have mixed feelings about colorized coins and I know there are plenty of people here with strong opinions regarding them. While certainly a worthy cause I hope the U.S. Mint doesn't turn into a Perth Mint or RCM. I do like the fact that we could see a .999 silver medal with this. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That will be interesting.
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Moderator
United States
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I already have given a few friends the 2006-P Canadian Breast Cancer Quarter. I am interested in the US half dollar version.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like this is almost a done deal:
http://www.coinnews.net/2016/04/20/breast-cancer-awareness-commemorative-coin-act-poised-for-passage/
The bill passed in the Senate on Tuesday and already passed in the House, so all that's left is for President Obama to sign. Well, then there's the design and production phases, but, you know what I mean.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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And now it is a done deal.
http://www.coinnews.net/2016/04/29/breast-cancer-awareness-commemorative-coins-for-2018/
I wonder if the price of the gold coin will be affected by the fact that pink gold is an alloy that contains about 75% gold (vs. the 90% in standard gold coin issues).
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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And with Obama's signature, the US commemorative programs for 2018 are now set:
1) World War I American Veterans Centennial (Up to 350,000 silver dollars)
2) Breast Cancer Awareness (Up to 50,000 rose gold $5 coins, 400,000 silver dollars and 750,000 CuNi half dollars)
With the Boys Town Centennial and Lions Club International set for 2017, the next year available for new coin proposals is now 2019.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Gotta say... the next two years will probably be expensive ones for me with the '17 and '18 commemoratives. Well, depending on the designs anyway. I'm a fan of the causes so that's half the battle.
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05/03/2016 10:37 pm
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