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Pillar of the Community
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For fun, I made a list of almost everyone on american coins: And no, this is not copy and pasted Ted Roosevelt Christopher Columbus Queen isabella of Spain Lafayette Lewis and Clark Booker T. Washington George Washington Carver Daniel Boone John Quincy Adams James Monroe Stonewall Jackson Robert E. Lee William Bradford Thomas Kilbby William Bibb FDR Gaspard de Coligny William the Silent John McLoughlin Calvin Coolidge Ira Allen James Cook Cecil Calvert Joseph T. Robinson Moses Cleveland P.T. Barnum Carter Glass Thomas Dongan Pieter Schuyler Robert Livingston Roger Williams Stephen Foster Walter Raleigh Virginia Dare Ely Parker George McClellan John Pell Eunice Shriver James Smithson Jackie Robinson Crispus Atticks Dolley Madison Leif Ericson Orville Wright Wilbur Wright Thomas Edison John Marshall John Smith Elizabeth Peratrovitch Every single dead first lady George Marshall Douglas McArthur Henry Arnold Omar Bradley Jonas Salk Christa McAlluiffe Rube Foster Ben Franklin Every deseased president George Washington Abe Lincoln John F. Kennedy Thomas Jefferson Dwight EIsenhower Jim Thorpe Elanor Dare  Edited by Mrhakfbacon
06/03/2022 7:41 pm
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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A good start - congrats!
Almost all US Presidents have appeared on a US coin thanks to the Presidential $! coin series; these will all have to be added to your list.
The 1937 Roanoke Colony Memorial half dollar does include Virginia Dare, but it also features her mother Elinor/Eleanor Dare.
It appears your list is focused on US commemorative coins, but don't forget the standard circulation coinage portraits of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin, John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Sacagawea plus the other people who have appeared on $1 coins of the Native American series..
I would run through the modern commemorative coin portraits again, there are more than you've listed.
I encourage you to keep working to refine your list! Still some work to be done, but a good start!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks! I added some of the missed ones.
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United States
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This is indeed a good start. It would be a fun addition to identify those who were living at the time of their appearance on a coin. There are a few from the classic commemorative series.
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Very interesting!  |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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A few more individuals who appear on coins of the classic era US commemorative series:
- William McKinley (1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1916-17 McKinley Memorial)
- Chief Black Fish (1934-38 Daniel Boone Birth Bicentennial)
- Stephen F. Austin (1934-38 Texas Independence Centennial)
- Sam Houston (1934-38 Texas Independence Centennial)
If I could make a suggestion...
I believe your list would be a bit more user-friendly if you divided the names into categories and arranged all of the individuals within each category. For example:
Categories:
1) US Circulation Coins
2) US Classic Commemorative Coins
3) US Modern Commemorative Coins
4) Presidential $1 Series
5) Native American $1 Series
6) Statehood & Territories Quarters Series
7) American Innovation $1 Series
8) American Women Quarters Series
There are many individuals incorporated into the designs of US coins, and it's easy to overlook some (IMO) if they are not divided into manageable chunks. Some folks (e.g. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln) would be included in multiple categories, but I believe this would aid in quick lookup/identification.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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06/03/2022 11:16 am
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Pillar of the Community
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That's a good call commems. Breaking them up into manageable categories and even possibly listing the coin they appeared on would be awesome. Really cool idea for a list Mr. Bacon.
Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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It looks like you've created another theme for the collection.
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Valued Member
United States
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You have Teddy Roosevelt on your list. Are you referring to the Dollar Presidential set? If not, what other coin is he on?
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You have Teddy Roosevelt on your list. Are you referring to the Dollar Presidential set? If not, what other coin is he on? I'm not sure if this is the coin the OP intended, but the ATB series includes a Theodore Roosevelt National Park quarter, which features Teddy Roosevelt on his horse. (I wonder which other people appear on ATB Quarters. Are there any on State Quarters?) Incidentally, Sacagawea appears with her son Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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From all the suggestions. I would say you may have a lot more fun. Enjoy!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just for curiosities sake I wonder if any Americans have appeared on coinage from other countries.
Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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06/05/2022 09:37 am
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