Being a part of history. This is an important part of being a coin collector!
oreville
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I still remember when the 1964 Kennedies were first announced along with the 1971 Eisenhowers, etc. Every change is thrilling even if artistically scary or atrocious.
Just being part of history is in itself exciting.
To those collectors young and old; just savor the excitement of the history being made today and in the upcoming weeks and months!
This is really what collecting is all about!!!!!!!!
Just being part of history is in itself exciting.
To those collectors young and old; just savor the excitement of the history being made today and in the upcoming weeks and months!
This is really what collecting is all about!!!!!!!!
A Collectors Universe poster since 1997!
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and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
I can't wait for the new nickels in 2005, I already have rolls of the 2004 issues
Katrina
good point made that i hope many will read and understand. i haven't yet talked to a non-collector in public who doesn't like the designs of the Sac $, the State Quarters or the 2004 Nickels. some younger folks have never seen SBA's or Ike's and spend the better part of a minute looking at them when i use them. the public notices this stuff. as a collector, it's neat to see an end to a series and the beginning of something new. we've been privelaged to see several.
as much as current designs are bemoaned i am amazed that a change, any change, isn't at least given a chance to succeed. progress and change, to be lasting and meaningful, are generally accomplished in small steps with compromise by all. my hope with this Nickel design is twofold-----that it may be appreciated and embraced by the public and not necessarily by collectors, thus encouraging the Mint to try more bold re-design of our circulating coinage.
now, how can we get the BEP and the Mint to reach a compromise in other areas??? there is no logical or economical reason to retain the dollar bill. there is no logical reason to retain the cent. it's time to move forward past sympathetic attachment to the past.
al h.
jeez louise, i AM old!!!
K S
Also known as "Before Clad" or "Before Clad Era!"
out of active collecting. Perhaps more importanatly is that the lion's share of the total value of
all numismatic coins will change hands in the next couple decades. The new collectors will also
come at a time of many new collections since it would appear that all our coinage will be changed
over the next few years. There will probably be new denominations and compositions as well as
new designs.
The entire hobby is in a great state of flux which will be highlighted next winter as the California
quarter is released.
Whether we appreciate or welcome these changes is irrelevant as they are occurring and will
continue for some time.