| Author |
 Replies: 31 / Views: 5,691 |
|
CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
12264 Posts |
It looks we now know what the second commemorative coin for 2020 is going to be - a silver dollar commemorating the ratification of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution in 1920. The 19th amendment gave women in the US the right to vote.
The bill (HR 2423) calling for the coin was passed in the House (10/28/19) and Senate (10/31/19) and now awaits the signature of President Trump. It is highly unlikely that he would refuse to sign the bill into law.
Up to 400,000 coins are authorized. The coin will carry a $10 surcharge which is to be paid to the Smithsonian Institution's American Women's History Initiative for the purpose of:
(1) collecting, studying, and establishing programs relating to women's contributions to various fields and throughout different periods of history that have influenced the direction of the United States; and
(2) creating exhibitions and programs that recognize diverse perspectives on women's history and contributions.
Potential designs for the coin were recently reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts while each was reviewing designs for the silver medal the Mint plans to issue in 2020 for the same theme.
Personally, I believe this is the type of US history that should be commemorated on coins vs. coins that commemorate other coins.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
Edited by commems
11/07/2019 12:37 pm
|
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2023 Posts |
I'll likely pick this up (depends on the design) but with no gold version and the other 2020 commemorative being the basketball piece, my wallet is grateful. Or at least content to keep focusing on classic coins.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
982 Posts |
That is good news for me, but for an unusual reason:  Next year will mark my 25th wedding anniversary, and I have a large Capital Plastics holder with holes for 25 silver dollars. I've got commemorative silver dollars representing all the years of 1996-2019. All I need is a commemorative silver dollar for 2020 to complete the set... and I was a bit concerned, because a domed basketball dollar was not going to fit into that last hole! Edited by captainrich
11/07/2019 1:16 pm
|
|
CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
12264 Posts |
It also appears likely that the Mint will issue a coin and medal set next year in the same style as the one it did for the American Legion this year.
The medal is already a definite go in 2020 and it appears as if it will be struck on the same planchet as is used for the US silver dollar. So, with a silver dollar now essentially assured, a two-piece coin and medal set seems like a "no brainer" considering the Mint's current favorable attitude regarding the striking and promoting of silver medals.
I'd be a buyer of the set if it gets produced.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
|
|
Moderator
United States
188110 Posts |
Quote:
It also appears likely that the Mint will issue a coin and medal set next year in the same style as the one it did for the American Legion this year... I'd be a buyer of the set if it gets produced. As would I. I really like this idea because I really like my American Legion silver coin and medal set.  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12817 Posts |
Quote:
Personally, I believe this is the type of US history that should be commemorated on coins vs. coins that commemorate other coins.  I'm a buyer on this one. 2020 will be the year of women in commemorative coins! |
|
Moderator
United States
188110 Posts |
Quote:
2020 will be the year of women in commemorative coins! True that.  |
|
Valued Member
United States
231 Posts |
Women gaining the right to vote is certainly worthy of commemoration. This is one that I will likely pick up at some point, whether new or on the secondary market. I have sat out recent commemoratives.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1276 Posts |
Use the same design as the SBA dollar and call it a day |
|
Moderator
United States
188110 Posts |
Quote: Use the same design as the SBA dollar and call it a day We can do better than that! |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
12817 Posts |
Quote:Use the same design as the SBA dollar and call it a day Quote:We can do better than that! Certainly we can. For some reason I envision several of the design candidates depicting a pack of women protesters holding signs. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2023 Posts |
Quote:
For some reason I envision several of the design candidates depicting a pack of women protesters holding signs. I'd hope for something more imaginative than that. We've already had a woman with a sign on the reverse of the Alice Paul First Spouse gold coin. |
|
Moderator
United States
188110 Posts |
I agree.
Of course some of the design candidates will be poorly composed, as per usual, but I hope more than a few would be acceptable.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
12817 Posts |
I didn't say that's what I want; just that that's what I'm expecting for design candidates given that's what a many people think of first when they think of women's suffrage. I think there are a lot of opportunities to do better than that as well.
|
|
CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
12264 Posts |
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
587 Posts |
I like #6 in the first link.
|
| |
Replies: 31 / Views: 5,691 |
Posted 11/07/2019 12:49 pm
