redesign of US coins

dorkkarl

i'm sure it's been asked dozens of times, but what would you want to see on new coins? i'll go first:

fat albert

K S

nwcs

Given that all the coins are low relief now, I don't know if fat albert could be rendered accurately. But if we are going with TV people (real or otherwise), then here are a few I'd like to see:

1. Jack Benny
2. Carol Burnett
3. Tim Allen
4. The Simpsons
5. Everyone on Star Trek and STTNG
6. Michael Landon

CapAnson

1. No real people
2. Only representations of Liberty, or animals, buildings etc.
3. Not a requirement for "In god we trust","Liberty", or "E.Pluribus Unum" on the coin, only the year, country and date.
4. No whacky "Golden Dollar Experiments"
5. No mintmark for Philadelphia coins

I'd like to see denominations of:
2-cent piece
5-cent piece
10-cent piece
25 cent piece
1 dollar coin (size of current half dollar)
5 dollar coin (with silver)
10 dollar coin (size and composition of old silver dollars)

But I'm not holding my breath of course, I saw an interview with the then mint director when the state quarter program launched
and a reporter asked him about getting rid of the cent. His answer as head of our mint? "I think the citizens of Illinois would have something to say about removing lincoln from our coinage <chuckles>" Geez..

I think coinage should be attractive, with nice designs that last, and not billboards for movements, propaganda, or political correctness.

dorkkarl

marilyn monroe in a SLQ type-1 pose?

K S

jom

Karl: There wouldn't be enough room on the coin for that design. Sorry.

What's everyone think of the Jefferson nickel situation. Actually, what exactly was the final decision on that. Did Virginia get to keep "their" design for all time? I know there was a Bill proposed but it never went through as far as I could tell.

jom

KlectorKid

I think we should put Lady Liberty on coins.. cause who really wants a dead presadent on there coin?

MrKelso

<< <i>Given that all the coins are low relief now, I don't know if fat albert could be rendered accurately. But if we are going with TV people (real or otherwise), then here are a few I'd like to see:

1. Jack Benny
2. Carol Burnett
3. Tim Allen
4. The Simpsons
5. Everyone on Star Trek and STTNG
6. Michael Landon >>



You forgot Tim Conway and i would add Don Knotts

BUt really I AGREE with KlectorKid Put lady Lib on there and forget the dead Presidents

nwcs

Definitely Tim Conway! And Roger Corman. And Mary Livingston and Rochester!

LucyBop

Lets see, bring back the Franklin half, then a Frankie penny, Frankie Nickel, Frankie quarter, and a new Winged Liberty dime!

KlectorKid

No golden Frankie dollar?

cladking

<< <i>Lets see, bring back the Franklin half, then a Frankie penny, Frankie Nickel, Frankie quarter, and a new Winged Liberty dime! >>




Well, sounds good except if we're going to have a new mercury dime then it should
be updated a little. Maybe put the liberty bell and a tiny eagle on the reverse.

LucyBop

How silly of me, the Golden Frankie, the Golden Baldie!

cladking

Finally my chance to get a clad FBL without a politician on it.

drsvenghali

My two cents on coin redesigns.

1) No people (live or dead) - please!!! Keep it allegorical. Various incarnations of Liberty, eagles, natural scenes, historical artifacts, etc. Once a person is on a coin you will have special intrest groups cry bloody murder when it is time to make a change (see the VA nickel debacle).

2) Make circulating coins of 5 cent, 10 cent, 25 cent, 1 dollar and 2 dollar (bi-metallic) denominations. Round to the nickel. Eliminate the one and two dollar bills.

3) Keep cent and half dollar as non-circulating proof and uncirculated numismatic items.

4) Make all proof coins as high relief specimens. Keep low relief for circulation but show full detail as proof.

cointagious

<< <i>And Roger Corman >>



the 'b' movie director? why is heaven would anyone want the likeness of the director of 'the killer tomatoes' on a u.s. coin?????

if you meant 'harvey korman', the comedian of the carol burnett show, then i'm all for that!

nwcs

<< <i>Finally my chance to get a clad FBL without a politician on it. >>

Is that a full belly line?

nwcs

D'Oh! I always get their names mixed up! Harvey Korman for sure!

dorkkarl

how's about Archie Bunker? johnny-quest?

K S

drsvenghali

I'd like to see Bandit (J-Q's dog) then. "BARK" "BARK"

RLinn

<< <i>marilyn monroe in a SLQ type-1 pose? K S >>

Although it is a SLQ design would we still refer to it as a bust quarter?

dorkkarl

hey lucy, how about a new frankie half. frankie AVALON that is!!!

K S

baccaruda

keep dreaming guys. this is the modern age of social conscience and political correctness. every design from this moment forward will be politically designed to appease the PAC with the loudest, most irritating voice.

thus, i will post my PREDICTION for the next coin design change.


a wheelchair-bound, lesbian woman of color.

prooflike

Don't forget Lucille Ball!

LucyBop

I always thought Elvis should be on a coin, Elvis from 1956, what a Hep Coin this would be!

shirohniichan

Lucy, how about a Winged Frankie Dime so you can have the best of both worlds?

LucyBop

<< <i>Lucy, how about a Winged Frankie Dime so you can have the best of both worlds? >>



Only is the reverse gets the designations Full Split Band Bell Lines. FSBBL!

coppercoins

I think much more artistic license should be allowed. Testing in areas such as geometric design, incuse lettering, rim to rim designs, higher relief, and with bimetallic planchets should be done - if for nothing else, at least with the commemoratives - get creative, for God's sake!

I prefer the idea of a numeric denomination for all US coins. We are one of the last developed nations with words instead of numbers denoting the value of our coins.

I have laid out the ground work for a number of different designs and will be cutting them into plaster as time goes on, but so far the only one I have put into pixels is the "new" quarter design...a nice rim-to-rim design of an eagle (as required) with incuse lettering...I think they had something with the indian gold, and never got back to it. ANyhow, as time goes on, I will be carving out a whole set for the mint's consideration...but for now...

My rendition of what I think should be on the reverse of the quarter...

coppercoins

I forgot to mention that I am rather serious about submitting designs for review by the mint - of course realistically, I'm sure they get submittals all the time, but I hope to make an impression. If anyone has any specific ideas on a coin design and are not all that artistically inclined, let me know what they are and I will consider incorporating them into my work.

stujoe

Hey, that is pretty impressive. Inspiring and nicely original. I take it you are working on other design concepts?? I would love to see some of them.

coppercoins

Unfortunately all I have currently has never been set to pixel (scanned or otherwise) other than that one quarter design. Most of it is draft - drawing board material - that I'm not really ready to share because of lacking quality. Half-thought designs, possibilities, etc. I have some elements together that I would like to use in different places within designs that will support them, but am missing other elements needed to make the designs "coins" per-se. I'll come up with some stuff and clean some of them up and post the to the board some time. I also intent on publishing a site with a gallery of such items once I can cut them into plaster (read: hand-carve the designs).

I did some statehood quarter designs, but when I found out that the mint was using the initials of the engraver that finalized the design rather than the original artist of the design, I dropped out of any running for statehood quarter designs. I'm not a metallurgist, but I can carve a design out of plaster that "could" be used for a coin - I don't need someone else "cleaning" up my work and taking the credit for it...no thanks...so I bowed out of working on pieces for five different SH quarter design contests. (Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Kansas).

Anyhow, my thoughts are sincere, and I really hope the mint listens to at least someone like me, if not me. I really want to make the coins we spend collectible once again, and I don't think they need to be made of precious metal to be so. I just think they have to have innovative, inpsiring works of art on them. Thanks for the kudos.

cladking

<< <i>

My rendition of what I think should be on the reverse of the quarter...

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Most impressive and perhaps the best argument yet to change the designs!

flaminio

Very nice, C.D.! I'd love to see what you've got planned for the obverse.

I remain convinced that there are hundreds of talented artists in this country who could give the United States a beautiful, modern, 21st century coinage. C.D.'s quarter and the work of D. Carr affirm this conviction. Why we are subjected every 10 weeks to the latest SQ monstrosity is a shame that will live with the US for millennia. Where are the 2002 equivalents of Teddy Roosevelt and Augustus Saint-Gaudens? We need someone to stand up, say we're changing the coins, and they're going to be beautiful, and no committee, PAC, focus group, congresscritter, or Virginia delegation is going to get in the way.

kranky

coppercoins, very, very nice concept for the quarter!

lclugza

1, I think we should return to an attractive representation of Liberty on our circulating coins instead of real people.

2. We should return to (relatively) high relief on our coins instead of the very low relief currently used.

3. We should make our high and middle denomination circulating coins out of gold and silver again, and start making the one cent coins out of mostly copper again. Of course, this would require making very high denomination coins or revaluing the dollar.

4. I like that idea of a nude Marilyn Monroe design on our coins!

CoinasaurusRex

Coppercoins, that is one beautiful design for the quarter. You have serious talent and should try to get your designs published in a coin magazine, if not a general circulation magazine. How about trying a "My Turn" article for Newsweek or some such? Our old, boring coins have been around long enough. The feds are missing a priceless opportunity for free advertising on behalf of our country. With all that is wrong in the world today, some refreshing, positive coinage would be a small--but ubiquitous--plus.

C-Rex

coppercoins

Thank you for the kind words - one and all. I will be happy to show all of you the other designs I have in the works as I complete them. Stay tuned!

dorkkarl

i think the mint should design a half-dollar w/ a picture of a pcgs slab on it.

K S