Interesting Article

Earendil

Check this out... pay special attention to the direction the Mint Director wants our coinage to head.

Link to news article

DUIGUY

<< <i>“People usually appreciate simplicity,” said Mr. Winter, >>



Give me a break !!!!

ricko

If they would only abolish the committee and commission artists, perhaps we could have meaningful design. Cheers, RickO

fc

ugh, that article read as a love fest. i could not tolerate getting
through it. usual coin dreck that i dislike reading.

19Lyds

<< <i>“Ultimately, what I want is for people 50 years from now to say, ‘You know the coins they created in 1900? They were beautiful, but they were nothing like the coins in 2000,’ ” Mr. Moy said.

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How can you make a dead president look artistically good? The profile busts are flat and the low profile 3/4 views are prone to dings and hits and scrapes!

Get away from the presidents and back to Liberty or some type of American theme's!

H-m-m-m I wonder what the James Town commemorative design would look like on the nickel or even a half dollar?

Arizonadesertrat

Well, I just read that article, and agree that [contemporary] US coins are indeed very peculiar forms of artwork.

homerunhall

Pre-1982 cents Lincolns are the last real money of the USA. Gold was splashed in 1933. Silver in 1966. Since 1982, Cents have been copper plated zinc...

Did you know that last December the melting and/or exporting of copper cents was made illegal????

hrh

19Lyds

Yes David, we knew that and have decided, at least I think there was a decision there, that to be economically feasible, you'd have to melt about 2 or 3 dump truck loads to show any kind of a profit.

I suppose its possible by the super rich but personally, I think my bank would get a little suspicious when I ordered $100,000 in pennies! Heck they get uptight when I order two $50 boxes!

tahoe98

<< <i>Yes David, we knew that and have decided, at least I think there was a decision there, that to be economically feasible, you'd have to melt about 2 or 3 dump truck loads to show any kind of a profit.

I suppose its possible by the super rich but personally, I think my bank would get a little suspicious when I ordered $100,000 in pennies! Heck they get uptight when I order two $50 boxes!

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