Lincoln Cent "too Monarchical"

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novillero Valued Member United States 290 Posts	Posted 02/11/2009 12:14 am I didn't see anyone post this about the Lincoln Cent from the NY Times a couple of days ago... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/w...ra.html?_r=1 Report this Post to the Staff

Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 02/11/2009 02:34 am Very interesting article. I really hadn't thought of the fact that in 1909 only Lady Liberty had been on US coins. This makes me even happier that Lincoln's image has not been altered over the past century. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 02/11/2009 11:51 am Interesting article. Thanks for sharing! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
tornandfrayed75 Valued Member United States 447 Posts	Posted 02/11/2009 1:11 pm Nice read. Thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 02/11/2009 11:17 pm Quote: Archraz: "in 1909 only Lady Liberty had been on US coins" And by 1948 she was gone from circulation coins... Read that informative article, and you'll see the reason why. Once we had a popular coin with an iconic president on it, that opened the door for Washington, Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, Ben Franklin, John Kennedy, etc. to replace Lady Liberty. Edited by DNA 02/11/2009 11:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
rohumpy Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 02/12/2009 05:52 am The loss of the symbolic representation of liberty was a very bad move, in my opinion. No matter which living person is placed on a coin, there will always be people who don't like it. I suppose that Washington, and maybe Lincoln don't generate any controversy (but you never know). Report this Post to the Staff
shovel78 Valued Member United States 79 Posts	Posted 02/12/2009 09:50 am Nice news, thanks Report this Post to the Staff
novillero Valued Member United States 290 Posts	Posted 02/12/2009 11:56 am Quote: The loss of the symbolic representation of liberty was a very bad move, in my opinion. No matter which living person is placed on a coin, there will always be people who don't like it. I suppose that Washington, and maybe Lincoln don't generate any controversy (but you never know). No. Lincoln is controversial to many. I know some may not believe this -- it has nothing to do with slavery, but rather upon his disregard for the Constitution. Do a search on Amazon for Thomas Dilorenzo. also see, http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig2/lincoln-arch.html Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 02/12/2009 2:10 pm Quote: No. Lincoln is controversial to many. I know some may not believe this -- it has nothing to do with slavery, but rather upon his disregard for the Constitution. It has been argued that Lincoln could have avoided the civil war. He was supposedly advised that an independent South would not survive the long term and would be forced to rejoin the Union out of necessity. However, Lincoln would not stand idly by; not on his watch, as it were. We remember him for the ends, not for the means. No President, nor any human for that mater, is perfect. Any real person that is depicted on a coin will have detractors. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 02/12/2009 2:12 pm .....perfectly said and 1000% agreed with !..... Report this Post to the Staff
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