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Theodore Roosevelt
Harriet Tubman
Martin Luther King
Davy Crockett
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I don't know if you have to be American born to be coinage material  , but Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. He became an American. But there are alotta great American born thinkers, who are deceased, who would make deserved obverses... especially Edison  . That guy was Mr. Technology and here we are today.  Did he already have some coinage with his depiction?... if not, times up. |
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United States
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Ron Reagan
Patton
MacArthur
John Moses Browning
Samual Colt
Alvin Cullom York
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
Carlos Hathcock
Arlington
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Old Guard
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Woops, I should have had my coffee first.
 Me too. I didn't even see the "U.S." part of the topic But I think maybe Boone or Crockett would be good choices also. |
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United States
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 If they were to mint a coin for Carl Sagan, they'd have to produce billions and billions of them. |
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United States
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Perhaps a compelling literary character. How about John Galt? "Who is John Galt?" could replace "In God We Trust."
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United States
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Great question. I think Samual Adams, Thomas Paine.
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Another vote for T. Roosevelt.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have to give a vote for Albert Einstein.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Surely the subjects should all be American, shouldn't they?
The original ones of course. Geranamo Sitting Bull Crazy Horse Uncas Magua Chingachgook |
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Perhaps a compelling literary character. How about John Galt? "Who is John Galt?" could replace "In God We Trust." I love it! |
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James T. Kirk...American?. Maybe he was an Englishman who lost the accent...or maybe Canadian. Or Captain Pike in his box with the little yes/no light.
F.S. Key is a good choice.
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United States
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My vote is for Dr. John S. Pemberton. Who is that you ask? He's the inventor of Coca-Cola. Who has done more to encourage the use of coins than him?! Since a Coke was 5 cents for many, many years, I think he should go on the nickel. Or the five cent coin, whichever you prefer.  |
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James T. Kirk...American?. Shatner is Canadian. James T. Kirk is from Iowa, he just works in outer space. |
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Perhaps a compelling literary character. How about John Galt? "Who is John Galt?" could replace "In God We Trust." I'm really surprised that I've never seen any privately-minted bullion coins on that theme... anyone come across any? I do wonder if they'll replace FDR with Reagan during my lifetime... I suspect that if Dubya & co hadn't given the GOP such a black eye it would be in the pipe for 2022 at the latest. I also think that if they'd done a branch of the U.S. military on the dollar coin instead of the Presidents, with one design per year for 4 years, you'd see a lot more dollar coins in circulation. Hey, idle speculation is easy, inexpensive, and fun for the whole family! :) |
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