When did Henrietta last look at our coins?

chuckfarthing

the new nickel

"Americans used to change designs every seven or eight years in the last century. Now we do it every 25 years or so. We've gotten out of the habit," she added. Lincoln Cent= 96 years, Jefferson Nickel= 65 years, Rossevelt Dime= 57 years, Kennedy Half Dollar= 39 years.

DeepCoin

I think you need to look at what happened earlier in the century. For example, the half dollar changed a number of times. The barber was in for 25 years, the walker around 31, the franklin 16, then you have the kennedy.

Ms. Fore is quite actively listening to the collecting community and she has been a terrific supporter of numismatic programs at the Mint.

Change is often difficult to accomplish when you have so many oversight bodies. The Mint does not control the design of coins. That is something people often forget.

quarterjack

Deepcoin, The Mint dosen't control the designs, but i'd like to know who controls the pricing. OUCH!!

Dave

chuckfarthing

The example of the half dollar is iffy at best. The Barber ended in 1915, the Walking Liberty in 1947. Most members of this board have only seen Kennedys and perhaps Franklins in circulation. The same can be said for early dollar coins. Only the oldest members may have gotten a Morgan or Peace dollar. I've only seen Ikes, Suzy B's and Sacajaweas. I think my siting the age of our working coins holds up to scrutiny with the new quarters being an exception to the rule.

lordmarcovan

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