For those forumites under 26, do you consider post 1964 coins to be "modern"?
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Curious about your answers since many of the older collectors do.
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However, to answer your question, I do feel that '64 is the unofficial break between modern and classic.
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Half-dollars- 1965
Quarters- 1965
Dimes- 1965
Nickels- 1960
Cents- 1959
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The reason behind my question is my curiosity about how different age groups view things.
Clad coinage is now over 40 years old. In another 40 years most of the people alive will not remember anything other than clad coinage in their pocket change.
I assume that at some point people will now longer consider post 1964 coins to be "modern" (maybe in 100 years?). I was curious whether persons 25 or younger had a different point of view than older members of the forums (including me).
their daily transactions and nearly as many have never recieved a silver coin
in change or noticed if they did. A few older people who have used silver do
not know there has been a change. Two full generations have passed since
the clads were first introduced to circulation in November of 1965.
<< <i>Curious about your answers since many of the older collectors do. >>
I no longer care nor make any distinction between "classic" and "modern". I view coinage as a continuum, from the earliest coins of Lydia through 2006 and beyond. They're all just "coins" to me; all equally valid for collectability.
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<< <i>Dollars- 1970
Half-dollars- 1965
Quarters- 1965
Dimes- 1965
Nickels- 1960
Cents- 1959
-Amanda >>
What she said, I'm 23
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<< <i>Moderns began in 1836 when they started using the steam press instead of muscle power and full hubbing the dies (except for the date) instead of hand punching. >>
Yea, verily!
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Lincoln Memorial Cents
Jefferson Nickels
Roosevelt Dimes
Washington Quarters
Franklin Halves - Walkers are a grey area. The later dates I feel could comfortably be grouped as moderns.
Ike Dollars
Post 1933 gold.
All Commems struck after 1954.
AS for my opinoin, I do agree that post 64 coins (for the most part) are "MODERN".
I'm under 26, and I will quote Amanda on this one. I feel the same way. Although in casual speach I usually mean "less than 50 years old" when I say modern.
Edit-- There are some design elements that will always be "Classic" to me. I can't consider the whole Roosie or Washington sets to be modern because of the inclusion of the fasces. I could never call a late walker "modern" because of its depiction of a typified human.
I agree with what Amanda said.