Mint Director Nomination

19Lyds · September 21, 2012 4:43AM

I saw today where Barack Obama intends to nominate Bibiana Boerio as the new US Mint Director.

Disappointing to say the least as the woman has zero knowledge of coin and medals manufacturing.

UGH.

blue594 · September 21, 2012 4:50AM

<< I saw today where Barack Obama intends to nominate Bibiana Boerio as the new US Mint Director.

Disappointing to say the least as the man has zero knowledge of coin and medals manufacturing.

UGH. >>

I have to admit that I was very disapointed when I read the article on Numismaster. She just seems like a left field, political choice.

blu62vette · September 21, 2012 5:34AM

Link to this anywhere?

19Lyds · September 21, 2012 5:35AM

<< Link to this anywhere? >>

Link

epcjimi1 · September 21, 2012 5:41AM

Maybe she has a killer coin collection.

blu62vette · September 21, 2012 5:41AM

Thanks!

astrorat · September 21, 2012 5:48AM

Why the surprise? It's a political appointment, not one based on numismatic competency.

LindeDad · September 21, 2012 5:51AM

<< Why the surprise? It's a political appointment, not one based on any competency. >>

Corrected it for you.

DeepCoin · September 21, 2012 5:55AM

These are typically political appointments. Ed Moy was on Bush's staff doing personnel work before being appointed Director. She does seem to have a business background in manufacturing. It often varies, but the Director typically is more involved in policy than in operational issues. Good to see there will be someone who is not acting anymore.

Tiny · September 21, 2012 6:01AM

Got to say it, " the blind leadeth the blind ".

astrorat · September 21, 2012 6:06AM

<< 

<< Why the surprise? It's a political appointment, not one based on any competency. >>

Corrected it for you.

>>

You're killing me!

MidLifeCrisis · September 21, 2012 6:16AM

<< I saw today where Barack Obama intends to nominate Bibiana Boerio as the new US Mint Director.

Disappointing to say the least as the woman has zero knowledge of coin and medals manufacturing.

UGH. >>

Who was the last Mint Director that had any knowledge of coin and medals manufacturing?

It's largely an administrative position.

OPA · September 21, 2012 6:33AM

<< 

<< I saw today where Barack Obama intends to nominate Bibiana Boerio as the new US Mint Director.

Disappointing to say the least as the woman has zero knowledge of coin and medals manufacturing.

UGH. >>

Who was the last Mint Director that had any knowledge of coin and medals manufacturing?

It's largely an administrative position. >>

After they finish their term as director, they are qualified enough to peddle gold coins.

MidLifeCrisis · September 21, 2012 6:34AM

<< After they finish their term as director, they are qualified enough to peddle gold coins.

>>

Well, yeah...but that's after!

MsMorrisine · September 21, 2012 7:08AM

the recent changes at Jaguar do not bode well here

WTCG · September 21, 2012 7:12AM

The U.S. Mint Director position isn't considered an important cabinet position nor one that requires technical expertise. No director in memory has any prior knowledge of numismatics or numismatic design.

MsMorrisine · September 21, 2012 7:31AM

there are those of us that believe ops would improve if they had some manu experience.

although Peterson didn't blow us away with the 75th anniversary set debacle nor the Coin and Currency set this year.

DeepCoin · September 21, 2012 7:35AM

Its all about the staff they bring in. Henrietta Fore had a manufacturing background and some of her personnel choices were not the best. That said, they did clean up the manufacturing facilities under her watch.

EagleEye · September 21, 2012 7:47AM

Just hope she's not another Stella Hackel

pakasmom · September 21, 2012 8:07AM

Seems like a lot of women in recent decades. Does anyone know who/when the first woman director was? (I know I could google it, Lee.)

CaptHenway · September 21, 2012 9:11AM

<< Seems like a lot of women in recent decades. Does anyone know who/when the first woman director was? (I know I could google it, Lee.)

>>

Nellie Tayloe Ross, 1933-1953, ya lazy slug!!!!!

DeepCoin · September 21, 2012 9:16AM

One other Mint Director thought. The position is so low on the political totem pole that Ed Moy, a member of Bush's White House staff, was not asked to resign when the current administration took office. In this climate of polarization I find that interesting. Jay Johnson was shuffled off to Treasury in order to qualify for medical retirement benefits after Bush took office and replaced him. Not a slam against that administration as any position in the Plum Book is one that is expected to change when the parties change at the White House. The Mint really is the backwater of government, a sleepy place that has great importance to this audience, but not so much outside our circle.

19Lyds · September 22, 2012 3:55AM

<< Just hope she's not another Stella Hackel >>

My point exactly.

<< The U.S. Mint Director position isn't considered an important cabinet position nor one that requires technical expertise. No director in memory has any prior knowledge of numismatics or numismatic design. >>

Regardless of her "technical expertise" as US Mint Director, which BTW isn't a Cabinet Position, she'll have the power to really goof up the research area of numismatics by destroying records which could prove invaluable for some future numismatic research project.

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