So Will There Be A Barbara Bush First Spouse Coin?

I think the law authorizing the program did not include anything past the Reagans.

To reauthorize/amend the program new legislation would have to be submitted and approved.

I hope they don't do it. Enough is enough.

The program ended when the last eligible president's coin was minted. Nancy Reagan's coin was designed and minted while she was still alive but her husband was not. Barbara Bush would have been eligible if her husband had been deceased for two years, but he's still alive and therefore he (and therefore she also) was ineligible.

To restart the series would require Congressional action.

I'm glad that it ended with Reagan and hope that it stays that way. Just seeing pictures of a couple of former Presidents makes me sick to my stomach. There's no way that I'd want to see them immortalized on coins. I'd have to leave my collection incomplete. Others likely have opposite opinions from me. That's why I think that it's a good idea to avoid putting actual people on coins. If it must be done, wait 50 years after death so that history can better judge. Better yet, just avoid actual people and put depictions of liberty on coins. Liberty oriented coins generally look better and reflect a concept that most can agree upon.