I held a Presidential dollar today!

Dentuck

I had the honor of attending one of the Mint's official unveilings this afternoon (Atlanta is on its 10-city tour).

From here the coins move on to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then Charlotte, North Carolina.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Thu, Feb. 1
1-3 p.m. Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills
590 Pittsburgh Mills Cir
Tarentum, PA 15084


Charlotte, N.C. Fri, Feb. 2
1-5 p.m. South Park Mall
4400 Sharon Road
Charlotte, NC 28211

airplanenut

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Gemineye

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Not too enthusiastic are you..??

holeinone1972

So do you get the option to buy any?

Pittsburgh is my neck of the woods, and I am off tomorrow.

Rob

Bochiman

Any West Coast cities on the list, or, another time the mint only thinks about the east side?

Burks

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Not sure about Airplanenut but I'm about as enthusiastic about the Presidential Dollars as I am about smelling my cat's fart in the morning.

It's his way of saying "Good Morning you dork, feed me!"

Dentuck

Unfortunately, Pittsburgh and Charlotte are the final cities on the tour (see below). But the coins will be officially released into circulation soon.

I wasn't allowed to take a sample (or even exchange it for a Sac dollar!), but I did take some photographs.


Chicago, Ill. Wed, Jan 24
Noon - 3 p.m. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601

Houston, Texas Wed, Jan 24
1-4 p.m. The Galleria
5085 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77056

Detroit, Mich. Thu, Jan. 25
Noon - 3 p.m. Compuware Corporation
One Campus Martius
Detroit, MI 48226

Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas Thu, Jan. 25
1-4 p.m. North Park Center
8687 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75225

Boston, Mass. Mon, Jan. 29
1-3 p.m. The Hall at Paris
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Quincy Market Building
2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02110

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. Mon, Jan. 29
1-5 p.m. Westfield Citrus Park
8021 Citrus Park
Town Center Mall
Tampa, FL 33625

Hartford, Conn. Tue, Jan. 30
1-4 p.m. Westfield Meriden
470 Lewis Avenue
Meriden, CT 06451


Atlanta, Ga Wed, Jan. 31
1-4 p.m. Underground Atlanta
50 Upper Alabama Street
Suite 007
Atlanta, GA 30303


Pittsburgh, Pa. Thu, Feb. 1
1-3 p.m. Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills
590 Pittsburgh Mills Cir
Tarentum, PA 15084


Charlotte, N.C. Fri, Feb. 2
1-5 p.m. South Park Mall
4400 Sharon Road
Charlotte, NC 28211

basestealer

Did it look like this

Graphix

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Dentuck

Basestealer, I'll post some photos so you can compare!

Graphix, that's got to be the coolest dog I've ever seen... no offense to my own, who has her own beagle-y charm.

MrEureka

Graphix, that's got to be the coolest dog I've ever seen...

Them's fightin' words!

Gemineye

....We pay those Mint people all that money...is that the best they could do...!?!?!?

Graphix

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holeinone1972

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I plan on having my kids swallow one each. I have been training them for months, I knew this would come in handy.

LOL

notlogical

How did the edge lettering look?

aficionado

So were are the pics?

bumanchu

In five years, we will learn that a special pattern die was used for the coins distributed on this tour and you will be kicking yourself for spending one of the potential "discovery" coins and because you could have used the five figure price you could have gotten for it!!l

Dentuck

Here's a picture of the George Washington dollar next to a Sac I'd received in change about an hour earlier:



And another:



Here I am with the Mint's official George Washington method actor (I'm six feet tall, so that gives you a sense of the monumental scale of the Mint's hired help):



And the reverse of the coin (shot against the white background of an official Mint collateral piece targeted toward young collectors):



"HAVE FUN" ... come on, naysayers: ain't that what the hobby's all about!

holeinone1972

I really like the reverse.

I may go out to see them and try for some pics also. I wanted to see the side with the lettering.

Rob

billboat

I'm happy for everyone who finds this new series interesting--but IMHO they remind me of tokens from an game arcade.

holeinone1972

Was the only coin there a new Washington, or were all the 4 for 2007 there?

Other things of interest?

Any kind of giveaways for the kiddies?

Rob

Dentuck

Rob, the edge lettering is impressive. I think numismatists in particular will really get a kick out of it -- it's historic (within most of our lifetimes*, at least). The first time you actually see it, you'll get a chill.

Seeing the edge lettering in person is a lot different from seeing the Mint's conceptual sketches.



* No offense to older forum members who remember lettered-edge Saint-Gaudens double eagles in circulation.

Dentuck

The only coin they had samples of was the Washington. The others will be rolled out in stages through the year, similar to the 50 State Quarters program.

Two Mint employees each pulled a dollar out of their pants pocket and handed them to me and to David Crenshaw, Whitman's director of numismatic research. These first coins were well worn --- they're the samples that they pass around to schoolchildren. I asked to see an Uncirculated example, and they brought out a plastic-wrapped partial roll that included several gems.

I was there (along with Whitman's art director) to study the coins' color, texture, tone, and overall visual appearance firsthand.

Rob, the Mint has plenty of giveaways for kids, including 2007 coin holders, a coloring sheet, information pages, etc. These will be available through the Mint for free. Crenshaw asked and was given a handful to give to YNs of the Georgia Numismatic Association.

If you live in Pittsburgh or Charlotte and have the opportunity to attend one of these preview events, I highly recommend it.

-- Dentuck

CaptHenway

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The ones I saw here in Chicago last week all had a small "V.D.B." on the reverse. Is that significant?
TD

BoggledMind

The reverse looks like a game token, but for some odd reason, I quite like it. Can't wait to get my hands on one, whenever the hell that'll be.

Longacre

Always looking to help the cause, you will be happy to know that I recently purchased the Whitman Presidential Dollar Folder™.

robertpr

This program is a Numismatragedy.

holeinone1972

Looks like I am going w/ the kids, so they are having it at the prestigious food court. LOL

Hopefully I will have some good pics to share. Maybe. LOl

ME: OOOOPS my daughter swallowed a coin, what should we do.

Gov employee: Just sit there and wait sir, no way is that coin going on EBAY.

Me: Darn!!! LOL

holeinone1972

Certainly not the best photos, horrible lighting but here goes.

holeinone1972

Here are the 2 rugrats, Taylor and Cole.

Dentuck

Looks like they were having some fun!

Did you get a handful of the freebies (folders and such, not dollar coins)?

holeinone1972

I got the folders and other junk for the kids.

I was gonna pull a fast one and switch out a sac, this lady would have never noticed. But I decided to wait and get mine the legal way, not a good example to set for the kiddies.

That edge lettering is hard to shoot, especially under mall lights.

O well, I liked the reverse a whole lot better than the obverse thats for sure.

Rob

RWB

Amazing! Didn't know you were one of the mint's "sculptor-engraver" hyphenated things....

BobGreene

Wow, that is one seriously ugly coin! I don't think the reverse looks to bad, but Washington looks like a cartoon. If that's the best the Mint engravers can come up with, future coin designs in trouble.

WillieBoyd2

I'm sticking with these:

Dentuck

Given the subject matter of the obverses (non-allegorical portraits of middle-aged and elderly men of varying degrees of overweightedness and facial hairiness), there might not be a lot of room for "beauty" in the designs.

It will be hard for some people to mentally get past that obstacle.

JoHoNew

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My, my!! Those pictures of your children are a GREAT improvement to the coin! I remember those "rugrat" days! They grow up way too fast! Thanks, holeinone, for showing the mint what a coin should look like!

JoHoNew

kiyote

Wow, so we have the "$1" instead of "One Dollar." That'll save some room.

WheatFanatic

Oh Lord, I'm, afraid that thing does look like an arcade token. The Sac was more official looking, and many vendors fained from taking those. Good grief! I guess art is like music nowadays, basically bland, institutional, and uninspired.