whats your defenition of a modern coin?

barberlover

For me it's either coins minted in my lifetime or coins still being minted. It's time to spark interest in young collectors by changing design on the half and to either change the design or stop making the lincoln cent. I think doing that would do for those denominations what the state quartes have done for the interests of washinton lovers (very positive) It's hard fo some people to get serious about collecting by type in coins they see in pocket change. Going obsolete might spark fresh interest in coin series that have been around to long. Thats not a knock on those coins at all- i love old lincolns, it's just time to stop making more.

DHeath

The dividing line could be 1836 (steam press), 1932 (presidential coinage), 1965 (clad) or any arbitrary date one chooses. For me, it is any series that began in the 20th century, including Peace dollars, SLQ's and Buffaloes. I'll revisit my definition in 2050.

nwcs

I think modern coins are clad issues, though I'm beginning to change that to being any coin within the last 20 years. Kind of like how cars are considered modern, classics, and antiques.

Cameo CC

For us, we see the modern coins defined by series. For Lincoln 1930 and later, Jefferson 1938 and later, Roosevelt 1946 and later, Washington 1932 and later, Franklin/Kennedy 1950 and later, Eisenhower. SBA/ Sac 1971 and later.

Todd

theFonz

My opinion is moderns started with the advent of clad coinage.


theFonz

crito

Ya, "modern" sure does mean different things to different collectors. So I won't even venture a guess at the proper numismatic definition, as it's entirely context sensitive. Just wanted to say, IMHO, Lincoln should stay on the cent until it's retired. For the other denoms, a change would be nice. Think I'm going to start circulating proof Roosevelt dimes, can't do much else with them

mdwoods

Definitions can change over time. Modern in 1900 is certainly not modern now. To me, Modern coinage now starts at the beginning of Clad coinage. Classice is Seated coinage and earlier, neo-classic is from the end of seated to the beginning of clad. For Lincolns, it is the start of the Memorial cent. mdwoods

I hope they make Lincolns until 2008 at least.