So, anyone seen the new 2015 Kennedy Presidential Dollar?



If the coin did not say Kennedy on it, I would never know that this was JFK on the obverse.
The wrinkles under the right eye are much more prominent on the Unc.....based on the sketch of course.
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I remember the debates. And I also remember the Mad Magazine cover for that election.
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<< <i> That was my first presidential election that I voted in.
I remember the debates. And I also remember the Mad Magazine cover for that election.
As I recall, two covers, Kennedy on the actual cover and Nixon on the back cover (upside down) so that either side could be displayed on newsstands immediately after the election.
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Which is too bad. MHO.
JFKs' lazy eye -
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Needless to say, I don't really care for it as the eye's just aren't correct. They look mongoloid. Neither is the hair. Kennedy's hair was more upright. More bushier. That hair just isn't right. The chin is too long. Kennedy had a shorter chin.
All in all, this looks more like an image of a Kennedy "Look a like" than it does of John Kennedy.
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Seems of the 5 submitted images, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) found one too youthful and looking too much like Robert F. Kennedy, another made him look too fat, and they were not all that fond of the image that was ultimately chosen, but... after being reminded that the image was patterned after the official Kennedy portrait by Aaron Shikler in the White House, selected this one.
When the designs next went to the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), "they would not endorse the chosen design saying it placed excessive emphasis on the top of his head and would not translate into a successful sculptural design."
They chose the design which the CCAC said made Kennedy look too fat.
Both recommendations were sent to the US Treasury secretary, Jacob J. Lew, who took both into consideration, and ultimately what you see in this thread was chosen.
The 5 dollar candidates can be found here:
http://mintnewsblog.com/2014/03/2015-2016-presidential-dollar-design-candidates-ronald-reagan-not-present/
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<< <i>The Lyndon B. Johnson dollar is far worse in my opinion. >>
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<< <i>The Lyndon B. Johnson dollar is far worse in my opinion. >>
I vote Bob Uecker.
Any others?
(BTW, someone else pointed out Kennedy's looking down at just the right angle to study Marilyn's boobs.
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If I become President, I would appoint Dan Carr to take over and revamp the whole design process at the mint
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<< <i>The Lyndon B. Johnson dollar is far worse in my opinion. >>
I vote Bob Uecker.
Any others?
I think The Lyndon B. Johnson dollar looks a lot like Bill O'Reilly.
<< <i>I was just reading about the Kennedy Presidential Dollars in The Kennedy World in Medallic Art by William R. Rice.
Seems of the 5 submitted images, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) found one too youthful and looking too much like Robert F. Kennedy, another made him look too fat, and they were not all that fond of the image that was ultimately chosen, but... after being reminded that the image was patterned after the official Kennedy portrait by Aaron Shikler in the White House, selected this one.
When the designs next went to the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), "they would not endorse the chosen design saying it placed excessive emphasis on the top of his head and would not translate into a successful sculptural design."
They chose the design which the CCAC said made Kennedy look too fat.
Both recommendations were sent to the US Treasury secretary, Jacob J. Lew, who took both into consideration, and ultimately what you see in this thread was chosen.
The 5 dollar candidates can be found here:
http://mintnewsblog.com/2014/03/2015-2016-presidential-dollar-design-candidates-ronald-reagan-not-present/ >>
Of the 5, JFK-04 would have been my choice although the part is on the wrong side.
JFK-01 looks more like John Wayne than John Kennedy. JFK-03 looks like Ronald Reagan and JFK-05 looks like he'd just shaved off a moustache.
None of them, IMO, were worthy and actually should have been an embarrassment to whomever submitted them.
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<< <i>The Lyndon B. Johnson dollar is far worse in my opinion. >>
I vote Bob Uecker.
Any others?
I think The Lyndon B. Johnson dollar looks a lot like Bill O'Reilly. >>
You're right.
You see, during his presidency, Johnson just didn't have that much hair. Why the US Mint sculptors continue to effup the hair makes you wonder exactly what training they've had?
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At least they didn't pick LBJ-02. Reminds me of Spiro Agnew.
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Can't figure out the JFK pose
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US Mint Dollar Coins Pay Tribute to Gilligan’s Island
<< <i>Every time there is a thread about President Dollar designs, I like to post this old link from way back in 2007:
US Mint Dollar Coins Pay Tribute to Gilligan’s Island >>
Wasn't Lovey on the Martha Washington patterns as well???
Edited to add: just noticed this was my 20,000th post! Not exactly one for the ages!
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Edited to add: just noticed this was my 20,000th post! Not exactly one for the ages!
Are you going to have a giveaway of a gold plated LBJ Dollar????
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<< <i>Every time there is a thread about President Dollar designs, I like to post this old link from way back in 2007:
US Mint Dollar Coins Pay Tribute to Gilligan’s Island >>
Wasn't Lovey on the Martha Washington patterns as well???
Edited to add: just noticed this was my 20,000th post! Not exactly one for the ages!
Congrats CaptHenway
edited to add: Now whenever you see an LBJ golden dollar, your 20k posts milestone will come to mind.
<< <i>Looks more like the coin guy on HSN. >>
Yes!! Exactly.
from the quality of the portraits that even the Mint got tired of it and are just following through.
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<< <i>.....I thought the same thing (what's that? oswalds view?) >>
That's exactly was I was thinking.....
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<< <i>The 5 dollar candidates can be found here:
http://mintnewsblog.com/2014/03/2015-2016-presidential-dollar-design-candidates-ronald-reagan-not-present/ >>
OMG, they're all awful!
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