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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I suggest having a regular design for circulation and keep the 5 yearly designs NIFC...with them being in their own annual set. These long quarter series' have essentially killed the demonization for me. I have ZERO interest in them which began at the beginning of the ATB series. I don't understand why congress keeps introducing such nonsense. |
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Valued Member
 United States
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I don't understand why congress keeps introducing such nonsense One reason is it circumvents the annual limit on commemorative coins the Mint can produce. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3402 Posts |
I think they're a nice variation on themes. I look forward to pulling them out from circulation and filling my folder. It is when politics gets into the fray that the issues become distasteful.
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Valued Member
United States
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My proposal? Have them circulate alongside a permanent design but cap their mintage at 2 million just like the Ws.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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My proposal? Have them circulate alongside a permanent design but cap their mintage at 2 million just like the Ws. One of the purposes of these quarter programs is widespread education about their subject - limiting their mintage for the sake of collectors would be counter to this objective. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Valued Member
United States
287 Posts |
Fair enough, but at least make them a fraction of the overall mintage, 20-30 million perhaps. Having a more plentiful standard design would increase the desirability of the seemingly limited commemoratives, even though they too would be well available. The juxtaposition of a non-collectible, unchanging quarter would incentivize people to collect commemoratives at a higher rate. Also the education point is valid but if the Innovation Dollars taught us anything, it's that Congress couldn't care less if they were made widely available.  YGP
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think TheForce is on to something  I loved the states series and I think the ATB designs are beautiful, but my interest also wavered. It's pretty exhausting and it sounds like they plan to keep going and going and going Continuing with the desire for education, the US mint could do something like Canada with its dinosaur quarter series. It is NIFC, marketed more at kids, but available to everyone and doesn't replace the normal circulating quarters |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Eh too many NIFC issues lead to a franklin mint-type market and then coins might go the way of stamps. My vote is if they want to keep going, reduce the number to either 2 or 3 designs per year.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am a youth coach who has contact with kids from ages 8-18 on a daily basis. Obviously, I am interested in coins, and I try to see if any of the kids are interested. There have been a few, but for the most part, if I ask them if they have seen a particular quarter, I just get blank stares. I think they might get more excited finding a quarter that doesn't have a State or National Park on the back. That is all they have known, and it doesn't spark interest. I did have my team help me complete a circulated State Quarter set, and it was a fun few weeks, but no interest after the search was done. |
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Pillar of the Community
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One of the purposes of these quarter programs is widespread education about their subject - limiting their mintage for the sake of collectors would be counter to this objective. Kids generally aren't really interested anyways. The mint can tout all the want that it educates kids, but in reality most don't care. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bring back the eagle reverse. Asking to revert back to the original "emblematic representation" to the obverse would be a far stretch considering who we're left to deal with in the modern age.  ANA member - PAN Member - BCCS Member There are no problems only solutions - the late, great John Lennon
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01/03/2021 10:55 pm
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Moderator
United States
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Kids generally aren't really interested anyways. The mint can tout all the want that it educates kids, but in reality most don't care. How about educating adults? We have no shortage of ignorance there, as it is being proven to me daily.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Quote:Bring back the eagle reverse. Asking to revert back to the original "emblematic representation" to the obverse would be a far stretch considering who we're left to deal with in the modern age. Oh please no, I'm more than happy with a new reverse. Call me unpatriotic but the eagle reverses for the quarter and half just aren't interesting and both are due for a change. Not a fan of the trite profile shot, at least do something different like with the upcoming ASE/AGE reverses. Next we gotta phase out the dead presidents  YGP
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United States
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Next we gotta phase out the dead presidents Truth!  I guess I need to state the obvious selfish reason I never want to see the original reverse used again... I have a complete 1932-1998 Washington quarter set.  I do not want to scramble to make room like I did in 1999 when the SBA gained three extra holes to fill.    |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19120 Posts |
Someone is out there buying ATB Quarters on ebay. A quick check of sold 'us quarter ATB' shows over 1,500 completed transactions. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19120 Posts |
Perhaps the next round of quarters should feature the top five US rock/pop hits per year year--spanning 1963-1982. That would yield a fun run of 20 years (100 different quarters). Doubled dies of Beach Boys.
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01/04/2021 5:07 pm
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