Who is for a return to allegorical figures on US coinage?? POLL

PutTogether · January 30, 2004 10:30AM

Well, speak up. Does anyone think it could ever happen (I myself find it unlikely, but would love it)

SportsModerator · January 30, 2004 10:33AM

agreed

Stooge · January 30, 2004 10:38AM

The minute they put Lincoln on the cent in 1909, congress made a mistake!

This country was suppose to be different in which it was a place of Liberty & Freedom and putting any one person on a coin does not show Liberty, it shows a dead person.

Later,
Paul B. Gunsallus

Fairlaneman · January 30, 2004 10:40AM

A Shut Out so far. Could this be the first Perfect Poll ?

PutTogether · January 30, 2004 10:41AM

I wouldn't put it past me.

Bear · January 30, 2004 10:43AM

Im sick of dead presidents, lets have

some lovely ladies again.

Skipper53 · January 30, 2004 10:49AM

AMEN !!! Presidents, statesmen, explores,etc. are just copies from
paintings or photograghs.
Let's put imagination and creativity back into our currency.

numismatic2004 · January 30, 2004 10:58AM

ALL of the mentioned above will most likely be on our coins again,and many times over.I and most other people here, want to see classic designs on our coins and not dead presidents.

Cool,hundereth post,atleast for this account anyway.

ConstellatioCollector · January 30, 2004 10:58AM

Liberty, Eagles in flight, Ships, Animals. Anything but dead presidents!!!!

CoinHusker · January 30, 2004 10:59AM

It would be wonderful and would probably ignite another generation of collectors BUT it will happen about as fast as the phase out of the $1 bill.

numismatic2004 · January 30, 2004 11:00AM

No perfect poll

cladking · January 30, 2004 11:06AM

Wow. That's one lop-sided poll.

MFH · January 30, 2004 11:13AM

The vision of President Theodore Roosevelt about our coins, using allegorical representations of Liberty should be brought back to our circulating coinage.

Honoring "dead presidents" should be confined to comemmoraive coinage.

Look at the Mercury (Winged Head Liberty) Dime, Standing Liberty Quarter

Walking Liberty Half Dollar , St. Gaudens Double Eagle. Who can not agree that
these were the most beautiful coins produced by this great country ?

Just my humble opinion.

dpoole · January 30, 2004 11:27AM

Wow! Look at this poll!

The limited artistic appeal of presidential profiles is on issue, certainly. The larger one we may be tapping into here is that Liberty and its analogies fit much better the American ideal of equality and opportunity. The cult of the individual invites elitist notions that we proudly say we'd left behind in Europe, and that we fought the Revolution over. Back to a glorification of democratic ideals!

cherrypickincoin · January 30, 2004 11:28AM

Bring back lady Liberty, that's my call. To bad the Mint isn't going to listen to us.

Tootawl · January 30, 2004 11:35AM

<< <i>Im sick of dead presidents, lets have

some lovely ladies again. >>

I could not have said it better Bear.

Wondo · January 30, 2004 11:38AM

I would like to see a coin with Eunice Shriver.......oh, sorry!

Stuart · January 30, 2004 11:39AM

Count me in with the majority on this one ... I like the classics...

mojorizn · January 30, 2004 11:53AM

More Bust for me!

Mojo

PutTogether · January 30, 2004 11:59AM

Funny, I actually thought I might have been alone on this one.

mercurynut · January 30, 2004 12:08PM

I will stick with Dead Presidents...the reverse of the coin should be very artistic.

lclugza · January 30, 2004 12:39PM

Bring back Liberty! No more dead people (unless it's Marilyn Monroe!)

Thenewguy · January 30, 2004 12:40PM

Our modern coinage is so dull, it is way past time to get it back to the way it used to be.

Darkhorse · January 30, 2004 12:40PM

You Americans used to have such cool coins like the SLQ the Walker and the Buffalo. Now... now... your country is the richest, most powerful nation on earth yet your coins are conspicuously ugly. Please rectify this.

291fifth · January 30, 2004 12:42PM

Unfortunately, coin designs are decided on by politicians, not coin collectors.

JrGMan2004 · January 30, 2004 1:14PM

<< <i>Let's put imagination and creativity back into our currency. >>

Hmmm, I thought that's what the State Quarters were for...

Anyways, I'll have to ditto pretty much everyone else, put Ms. Liberty and the Bald Eagle, back on US Coinage

PutTogether · January 30, 2004 1:17PM

interesting you mention that jrgman, i think the statequarters are the best idea in a long time.......but im the kind of guy that if you give me an inch, i want a mile...........the quarters were the inch, now i want the mile

BillJones · January 30, 2004 1:49PM

I reluctantly voted for real people from the past.

I’m concerned that ANYTHING that the gets approved for modern coinage designs, aside from the state quarter reverses, which last for 10 weeks of production will have to be politically correct. Just look at the last two design changes. Susan B. Anthony, which made for a very ugly coin, and Sacagawea, Native American (Note that I avoided the dreaded “I” word) whose role in history was interesting, but quite minor.

Frankly I don’t have much hope that any person who appears on our regular issue coinage for an extended period of time with be really worthy. It will be product of another pressure group.

Dollars · January 30, 2004 1:59PM

I would like to see more of our wildlife on coins. There are so many wonders in this land of ours. Lady Liberty is a wonderful sight I agree. (Thats how a voted) But what about say, A ram on a mountain side, A mountain lion ready to strike, Liberty hold a eagle like a falconer.

They could really have some fun with this...........

Oh well, a man can dream can't he..............

Who is for a return to allegorical figures on US coinage?? POLL

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