From my lifetime, I have to pile on the SBA along with those naming it above. HORRIBLE coin in every respect (design, size, execution, marketing, etc.) What were they thinking?
Modern dollar coins- Sacagawea's / Presidential. If these dollars were employed into commerce on a wide scale basis with the dollar note eliminated; I might change my mind. Even at that- alloy is garbage, and millions of any date of the two series can be found BU.
@jmski52 said:
Susie B. takes the cake. I've never received one in change for the past 39 years. Of course, I've never received a double dime or a $3 Indian in change either.
And with PC SOP, this mutt was so fubar, they had to roll out this white elephant again!
@kenriles012 said:
Do the Stellas count as a failure if they never really got off the launching pad?
Since they are patterns, they don't count because technically they were never coins. You could say that about all patterns which were never adopted for coinage.
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@kenriles012 said:
Do the Stellas count as a failure if they never really got off the launching pad?
Since they are patterns, they don't count because technically they were never coins. You could say that about all patterns which were never adopted for coinage.
Agreed. Look at the Half Union proposal, or the silver center cent.
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@kenriles012 said:
Do the Stellas count as a failure if they never really got off the launching pad?
Since they are patterns, they don't count because technically they were never coins. You could say that about all patterns which were never adopted for coinage.
Agreed. Look at the Half Union proposal, or the silver center cent.
The mint actually started minting the Half Union ($50 gold coin) in 1986 except they changed the name to the American Gold Eagle.
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From my lifetime, I have to pile on the SBA along with those naming it above. HORRIBLE coin in every respect (design, size, execution, marketing, etc.) What were they thinking?
The Ike dollar, bar none!
Dave
The toning on her is truly lipstick on a pig. #1 fail in my book.
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Modern dollar coins- Sacagawea's / Presidential. If these dollars were employed into commerce on a wide scale basis with the dollar note eliminated; I might change my mind. Even at that- alloy is garbage, and millions of any date of the two series can be found BU.
And with PC SOP, this mutt was so fubar, they had to roll out this white elephant again!
How about clad proof sets?
Do the Stellas count as a failure if they never really got off the launching pad?
Since they are patterns, they don't count because technically they were never coins. You could say that about all patterns which were never adopted for coinage.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Agreed. Look at the Half Union proposal, or the silver center cent.
The mint actually started minting the Half Union ($50 gold coin) in 1986 except they changed the name to the American Gold Eagle.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Well -- the "half union" contained as much gold as 2 double eagles and 1 eagle. The 1986 piece was simply a name.
The biggest design flop was the 1793 Chain Cent, pulled after a 12 day delivery run.