What do you think of the new designs of the $1 Presidential coins?

Longacre · November 20, 2006 2:56AM

Check them out:

Mint

SilverEagles92 · November 20, 2006 2:58AM

I wish that they'd use a different composition.. Even Cu-Ni would be better than that manganese brass junk.

dlimb2 · November 20, 2006 2:59AM

I like them and think they will be a big hit...in silver!

Zoins · November 20, 2006 3:03AM

<< I like them and think they will be a big hit...in silver! >>

Make them silver, give them a $20 face and circulate them! No matter how much I dislike their design, this would be cool!

AU58WALKERS · November 20, 2006 3:03AM

I think they suck big time,
but I am tired of dead people on my coins.

Lady Liberty on the obverse....Eagle on the reverse is the way it is supposed to be..

Zoins · November 20, 2006 3:05AM

<< I think they suck big time >>

I agree. I wouldn't mind if they failed big time.

renman95 · November 20, 2006 3:10AM

I thought the presidential number and years in office were scrolled. Each of the four were to be different according to CW a few months ago. Now they look more uniform and boring. GW looks pissed off. These need to be silver, that would make for a nice 2-coin set with the 1/2 oz "hags."

TAClough · November 20, 2006 3:12AM

They look like "crap"

Looks more like a token then a coin

Craton · November 20, 2006 3:12AM

They look good enough in picture but when they are on metal and will be one solid color instead of the black and grey that they use in the images, they will look cartoonish like all of the other junk they put out.

relicsncoins · November 20, 2006 3:13AM

They suck, and it's a waste of tax payer's money to spend any time on a coin that will be relegated to P.O. stamp machines.

JJ

saintguru · November 20, 2006 3:29AM

GEEEEZ. What's all the misery with these guys?

You would think from those faces that they have their peckers stuck in their zippers...

mrearlygold · November 20, 2006 3:30AM

I would have preferred to see the reverse depict something unique to that specific president.

I'd like to see them in dcam's

MikeInFL · November 20, 2006 3:34AM

Old George looks like he's getting an enema...Mike

messydesk · November 20, 2006 3:37AM

<< They suck, and it's a waste of tax payer's money to spend any time on a coin that will be relegated to P.O. stamp machines. >>

Not true! The P.O. isn't using dollar coins in their machines anymore.

Zoins · November 20, 2006 3:40AM

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<< They suck, and it's a waste of tax payer's money to spend any time on a coin that will be relegated to P.O. stamp machines. >>

Not true! The P.O. isn't using dollar coins in their machines anymore. >>

Good to know even the USPS doesn't use them anymore. Thanks.

messydesk · November 20, 2006 3:40AM

<< GEEEEZ. What's all the misery with these guys?

You would think from those faces that they have their peckers stuck in their zippers...

>>

Is it the frank or the beans?

Barry · November 20, 2006 3:42AM

What a waste of time, effort and money. It's pathetic how stupid the powers-that-be can be. Dollar coins have failed twice, because they didn't remove paper dollars from circulation. What makes them think the third time will be the charm?

Zoins · November 20, 2006 3:43AM

<< What a waste of time, effort and money. It's pathetic how stupid the powers-that-be can be. Dollar coins have failed twice, because they didn't remove paper dollars from circulation. What makes them think the third time will be the charm? >>

I bet they don't believe it will succeed. It's amazing how many people will take on projects that will fail in order to get large budgets to spend, esp if they can say it's not their fault when it does ultimately fail.

Planchet · November 20, 2006 3:44AM

Goerge Washingtion looks like he is frowning. Why not a smiling George. He won the war and the presidency. Seriously, he does look like he is frowning, why? As to Jefferson, love the hair do, lloks like an early beatles cut. In looking at all of the four portraits, none are smiling why?

Planchet

relicsncoins · November 20, 2006 3:44AM

<< 

<< They suck, and it's a waste of tax payer's money to spend any time on a coin that will be relegated to P.O. stamp machines. >>

Not true! The P.O. isn't using dollar coins in their machines anymore. >>

Hmmm? When did they stop that? I purchased stamps about 4 or 5 months ago, and got a pocket full of Susies and Sacs.

JJ

saintguru · November 20, 2006 3:47AM

<< Old George looks like he's getting an enema...Mike >>

They were made of wood back then, ya know!

splinters??

relicsncoins · November 20, 2006 3:47AM

<< What a waste of time, effort and money. It's pathetic how stupid the powers-that-be can be. Dollar coins have failed twice, because they didn't remove paper dollars from circulation. What makes them think the third time will be the charm? >>

Isn't that the mark of insanity? Repeating the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. I guess we can say heir director is touched.

JJ

mrearlygold · November 20, 2006 3:50AM

<< What a waste of time, effort and money. It's pathetic how stupid the powers-that-be can be.

They aren't stupid. They have the power. They can do with it whatever they want.

richardshipp · November 20, 2006 3:56AM

This was interesting:

Young George

Early in school Americans learn all about the young man who chopped down a cherry tree and then confessed the deed to his father. That young man went on to be the nation's first president and is often remembered for his wooden dentures.

Most Americans think of George Washington as the stiff old man who appears on every one-dollar bill. But U.S. historians say the one-dollar bill isn't worth much when it comes to portraying their first president. Jim Rees, executive director of historic Mount Vernon points out that George Washington and the artist who painted him didn't much like each other.

"You might say that portrait might be an example of an artist's revenge," Rees says.

More at
LINKY

aficionado · November 20, 2006 4:03AM

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<< They suck, and it's a waste of tax payer's money to spend any time on a coin that will be relegated to P.O. stamp machines. >>

Not true! The P.O. isn't using dollar coins in their machines anymore. >>

Hmmm? When did they stop that? I purchased stamps about 4 or 5 months ago, and got a pocket full of Susies and Sacs.

JJ >>

USPS will be removing ALL stamp machines, thus, no dollar coins.

StrikeOutXXX · November 20, 2006 4:08AM

<< USPS will be removing ALL stamp machines, thus, no dollar coins. >>

Some of the big cities are replacing parking meters that took dollar coins with bill-only versions too. 1 more nail in the coffin.

Although I'll probably fill a whitman album of them with my kids, other than a few issues, these have the makings of bank vault storage material written all over them.

Conder101 · November 20, 2006 4:45AM

<< In looking at all of the four portraits, none are smiling why? >>

The early portraits are taken from paintings which could take weeks to finish. Later ones are taken from early photograghs which could take five to fifteen minutes for the exposure. Try holding still and keeping a smile for that long without it looking completely fake. (fake smiles where the subject tries to smile usually look it. It is much easier to hold a position with slack muscles which results in the bland unsmiling images normally seen.) After about the turn of the century photographic plates became sensitive enough that it was possible to actually capture a moment of time making it much easier to capture the lifelike ease of posture of a person showing a natural emotion or feeling and the subject appear much less stiff. At that point you start seeing images of people smiling and looking relaxed. Candid photography was born.

lkrarecoins · November 20, 2006 4:48AM

i give them a big thumbs down...yuck

techeff · November 20, 2006 5:03AM

I actually like them and think they're a good <<somewhat>> history lesson. I also think they're more attractive than dollar coins you find in other countries..

shirohniichan · November 20, 2006 5:18AM

I just saw drawings of the proposed coins in the paper today. They're not as bad as I feared they'd be.

I'll collect a set of circulation coins for each of my daughters as a tool to teach them history, but I don't be interested in the proofs or other collector versions.

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BillJones · November 20, 2006 5:28AM

I enjoy collecting items that something to do with the presidency, but somehow I can’t get any enthusiasm up for this program.

As for the first lady $10 gold commemorative program, I’m just angry.

It would have been enough if these coins had been $5 gold pieces, but $10 gold coins are going to be even more expensive. There is no way that I'm going to commit the funds to keep my modern commemorative collection complete.

As for the coins themselves, most of them will never circulate. They are yet another government numismatic boondoggle that will generate fake income through seignorage that will really be a waste of resources.

Dollar coins do not circulate. How many failures does the government need to learn that lesson? It’s a true sign of government stupidity.

Longacre · November 20, 2006 5:29AM

I kind of like the designs and look forward to getting them (at face from the bank).

Conder101 · November 20, 2006 5:51AM

<< I kind of like the designs and look forward to getting them (at face from the bank). >>

What are you going to do the second year?

evilclay · November 20, 2006 6:47AM

I don't know about the mintmark and date being on the edge of the coin. I think it's a cool idea but it's gonna be awfully hard to put them in 2x2's so I guess I will be getting some airtites. Other than that I think they are pretty cool.

shirohniichan · November 20, 2006 7:16AM

<< Dollar coins do not circulate. How many failures does the government need to learn that lesson? It’s a true sign of government stupidity. >>

If the Fed retires the dollar bill, the new coins will succeed. Loonies are circulating well up in the Great White North, so why wouldn't dollar coins work here?

shirohniichan · November 20, 2006 7:20AM

<< 

<< I kind of like the designs and look forward to getting them (at face from the bank). >>

What are you going to do the second year?

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I can hardly wait for the William Henry Harrison dollar!

topstuf · November 20, 2006 7:20AM

FINALLY.... a set that looks better than the SLQ, WLH, and Saint Gaudens 20!!!

frankieboywonder · November 20, 2006 7:39AM

Like the reverse, but why does everyone look constipated?

fastrudy · November 20, 2006 7:49AM

Why try it a third time?????

Nixon's Law-"If two wrongs don't make a right......try three."

AJ2525 · November 20, 2006 1:30PM

I like the reverse.

RE: $1 coins at the post office. I bought stamps on Friday and got my $12 back in dollar coins.

Now when are the gold proof sets of these going to be minted?

What about a reverse proof version?

Don't you all realize the Mint will keep pumping out a variety of coins until your money runs out?

Until then call your selves ca$h cow$, you will never reduce the deficit but you make Congress feel good about themselves.

coinnut86 · November 20, 2006 1:44PM

I thought the obverse would include a little more of the body, maybe have them off to the right side with the info on the left... The reverse is nice, although it reminds me of the ob or reverse of a metal of some type, I swear I've seen that exact design some where. I agree though, the obverse needs some redesigning before it circulates, and I'll probably do a bank set, I just hope it's high relief.

I'll be sure to do my part in circulating them.

What do you think of the new designs of the $1 Presidential coins?

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