New Kennedy Dollar

1775 · June 26, 2015 5:00AM

WOW Whoever Designed and authorized the new Kennedy Dollar should be ashamed! It is the worst depiction of JFK ever

jerseycat101 · June 26, 2015 5:29AM

<< <i>WOW Whoever Designed and authorized the new Kennedy Dollar should be ashamed! It is the worst depiction of JFK ever >>

Agreed.

keyman64 · June 26, 2015 5:39AM

I am not a fan either.

Michael4692 · June 26, 2015 5:40AM

Yep. That one was a hard one to screw up and they somehow did it anyway. I really do not like what is going on at our mint. It's like no care or time is put in any of the designs. They should ask the people what we want to see on our money.

BillJones · June 26, 2015 6:06AM

Actually it was copied from the official White portrait. Compared to the Lincoln coin, which looked like "Abe the Vampire Slayer" and the FDR coin, which bore almost no resemblance to Franklin Roosevelt, it's actually better than average IMO. Here is a link with a commentary by the artist:

Official JFK Whitehouse Portrait

If you want to see an unflattering Kennedy image, check out this picture of a "bug eyed Kennedy" which appeared on a couple of 1960 JFK campaign buttons. Both buttons that feature this portrait bring good prices given their age.

AUandAG · June 26, 2015 6:55AM

Looks just like it should:

KennyBerger · June 26, 2015 8:26AM

He looks disparaged. No US President should be depicted that way, especially on US Coinage. Who made this decision, the Supreme Court?

keyman64 · June 26, 2015 8:37AM

<< <i>Actually it was copied from the official White portrait. Compared to the Lincoln coin, which looked like "Abe the Vampire Slayer" and the FDR coin, which bore almost no resemblance to Franklin Roosevelt, it's actually better than average IMO. Here is a link with a commentary byt the artist:

Official JFK Whitehouse Portrait

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Wow, thanks for that, Bill. That was a very interesting read. With background knowledge such as this, I can appreciate the pose even though I may not be a fan of it. Really cool read.

MsMorrisine · June 26, 2015 11:18AM

I have seen the inspiration.

I don't think it looks like it.

I see "Kennedy, view from passing tractor trailer" or "Kennedy, view through scope"

FullStrike · June 27, 2015 5:02AM

Sequestered in a high place, just learned his son was in a Plane mishap.

FullStrike · June 28, 2015 1:29AM

I ordered a $250 box of D-minted Kennedy's on the first day, with the intent of spending them. Well last night I picked them up
at the Post Office. Those Coins are so bad, I regret buying them , even though I intended to spend them, all along.

Now THAT, is bad. Those are some horrific Coins.

ricko · June 28, 2015 4:04AM

Just not a good likeness.... would not have purchased it anyway, but that is really bad. Cheers, RickO

Goldminers · June 28, 2015 4:32AM

I was disappointed as well when I saw it. I was going to order a box, and then decided I did not want to even use them as gifts or to spend. Probably better to get the new Sacajawea for parking meter money and to hand out to kids.

epcjimi1 · June 28, 2015 4:49AM

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Ya know, there is artistic perspective and there are things like this. JFKs' left nostril looks way out of proportion to the rest of the view.

What is that thing? An homage to a nostril golf ball implant?

The Mint in 2015. Design by Committee.

MHO.

FullStrike · June 28, 2015 5:19AM

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Ya know, there is aI'm istic perspective and there are things like this. JFKs' left nostril looks way out of proportion to the rest of the view.

What is that thing? An homage to a nostril golf ball implant?

The Mint in 2015. Design by Committee.

MHO. >>

The thing that really gets you is that the illustration actually looks better than the Coin in hand. Im stuck at work
until 11:30 PM tonight but tomorrow I'll start passing them. Gonna keep tabs on peoples opinions about those
monsters.

winky · June 28, 2015 6:01AM

Don't like or need it.

keets · June 28, 2015 8:30AM

man, you guys are way too critical but I have come to expect that. a straight on or profile is typical and much easier to depict with the addition of "us" being used to seeing things like that. a three-quarters view like this is harder to render, just not what we're accustomed to. all things considered I don't think it is nearly as bad as some would have us believe, but I accept that I'll probably be in the minority with that kind of radical opinion.