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with Carl in some ways. Not many people loved Susan B. Anthony's , but the mint still discontinued them until 99 when they made the proof. And Ikes. I can think of one person especially who loves Ikes, and those were discontinued quick. (Cough Cough) (Jbuck) (Cough) 
So in some ways yes, and some ways no. Really what the mint wants more than the people unless it is a collector issued coin
Posted 12/01/2016 11:13 am
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There was still a more than adequate mintage of 1930-dated quarters, which were not in demand from banks, as there were already enough quarters in circulation to meet the demands of businesses and the public.
There was still a more than adequate mintage of 1930-dated quarters, which were not in demand from banks, as there were already enough quarters in circulation to meet the demands of businesses and the public.
Agreed there wasn't much need for new coinage in 32, but much of the blame for that falls on the deepening depression. With more and more people out of work and business and banks closing down, there just isn't much need for new coins. Plus any coins people already had came out of hiding and went back into circulation further reducing the need for new coins (In our own lifetimes, look at what happened to the 2009 coinage.) That is why no nickels, dimes, or quarters were made in 1933, and few cents or half dollars.
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I'll have to find sources tonight, but I remember a presentation (back in the slide era!) given awhile back which had clippings from a Philadelphia newspaper, editorializing on the issue.
I'll have to find sources tonight, but I remember a presentation (back in the slide era!) given awhile back which had clippings from a Philadelphia newspaper, editorializing on the issue.
If you find it I'd like to see it, but you will probably find that it is not contemporary, but is from at least several years later. The time window to be considered to be pertinent is very small though. The 1916 quarter came out in late December of 16 and the revisions to the design were already underway by the end of January of 17. The internal documents at the mint discussed the changes to be made, none of them mention covering the breast, and they do state that no changes were to be made other than the ones discussed. MacNeil made the changes on his own anyway. (He probably realized that if you are preparing to possibly go to war, you're not going to go in "undressed".
