If Kennedy wasn't assassinated who would.......

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 5:47AM

be on the half dollar today? Staying on topic, of course.

ziggy29 · November 22, 2006 5:48AM

Probably still Franklin, though there would likely be a strong push and political fight to replace him with Reagan.

Craton · November 22, 2006 5:48AM

The man who should be on there anyway, Ben Franklin!

TheRaven · November 22, 2006 5:48AM

Would probably still be Benjamin Franklin.....

If not it would probably be some PC crap like the dollar.....

Bear · November 22, 2006 5:48AM

David Hall?

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 5:50AM

Was thinkin Billy, never mind, he's not dead yet

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 5:52AM

The man who should be on there anyway, Ben Franklin!

You mean the guy with the kite

19Lyds · November 22, 2006 5:54AM

I see no reason why it would have changed from Ben Franklin. After all, we still have Lincoln, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Washington.

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 5:54AM

On a serious note, who will be the next to appear on the half?

ziggy29 · November 22, 2006 5:55AM

<< On a serious note, who will be the next to appear on the half? >>

You think Massachusetts will be any more inclined to remove Kennedy than Virginia was to remove Monticello?

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 5:56AM

I see no reason why it would have changed from Ben Franklin. After all, we still have Lincoln, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Washington.

Good point

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 5:59AM

You think Massachusetts will be any more inclined to remove Kennedy than Virginia was to remove Monticello?

IMO Kennedy will be on the half for decades to come, if the Mint is still making coins.

TAClough · November 22, 2006 6:00AM

<< If Kennedy wasn't assassinated who would....... >>

Ike would have been on the half instead of the dollar and Truman would have been on the dollar, both coins issued in 1971

Barndog · November 22, 2006 6:01AM

political infighting has doomed us to unimaginative circulation coin designs for generations to come

Connecticoin · November 22, 2006 6:02AM

The half dollar will die with JFK being the last design.

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 6:04AM

Ike would have been on the half instead of the dollar and Truman would have been on the dollar, both coins issued in 1971

Give em hell Harry, my favorite president. It took a strong man to end WWII, many died, many U.S. service members saved, worthy of a place on half or a dollar.

sliderider · November 22, 2006 6:10AM

I don't think it would still be Franklin. Someone would have made a push for someone else to be on it before now. Maybe Dr. King??

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 6:10AM

How bout Senator Edward M. Kennedy? Would there be enough room for his profile?

ziggy29 · November 22, 2006 6:12AM

This thread just reminds me of how politics have taken over our coinage, and the only fair way to take someone off is to take ALL of 'em off and leave 'em off, and if you want to recognize them, put 'em on a commem when a major anniversary arrives.

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 6:13AM

I don't think it would still be Franklin. Someone would have made a push for someone else to be on it before now. Maybe Dr. King??

A worthy candidate, no doubt

fcloud · November 22, 2006 6:13AM

They would have come up with some lame politically corret thing to do like they did with the Anthony Dollars.

MacCrimmon · November 22, 2006 6:13AM

<< How bout Senator Edward M. Kennedy? Would there be enough room for his profile?

>>

Franklin with the new spaghetti-doo.....maybe a chin tuck for his 300th.

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 6:15AM

This thread just reminds me of how politics have taken over our coinage, and the only fair way to take someone off is to take ALL of 'em off and leave 'em off, and if you want to recognize them, put 'em on a commem when a major anniversary arrives.

So just a blank coin, no devices, no fields?

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 6:17AM

Franklin with the new spaghetti-doo.....maybe a chin tuck for his 300th.

That was funny.

ziggy29 · November 22, 2006 6:19AM

<< So just a blank coin, no devices, no fields? >>

They didn't have blank coins before they started putting real political figures on them...

Musky1011 · November 22, 2006 6:24AM

Skull and Crossbones---Obverse
All Seeing Eye-- Reverse

Jim

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 6:25AM

Skull and Crossbones---Obverse

Isn't that a little abrasive?

Cladiator · November 22, 2006 6:53AM

<< This thread just reminds me of how politics have taken over our coinage, and the only fair way to take someone off is to take ALL of 'em off and leave 'em off, and if you want to recognize them, put 'em on a commem when a major anniversary arrives.

So just a blank coin, no devices, no fields? >>

I believe putting Lady Liberty on the obverse and an eagle on the reverse would accomplish the goal.

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 6:56AM

I believe putting Lady Liberty on the obverse and an eagle on the reverse would accomplish the goal.

I could deal with that

roadrunner · November 22, 2006 7:02AM

King George II ?

roadrunner

bhartman35 · November 22, 2006 7:20AM

I'd like to see another walking Liberty, similar to the Weissman design, maybe, but updated. Some incarnation of Liberty should be there, regardless. The days of presidents (or political figures in general) on coins should be over. It's well overdue.

Cameonut · November 22, 2006 7:22AM

I think there is a good chance Kennedy would still be on the half dollar today regardless.

If he had survived, he would be about 89 today - the demographics are against him so he probably would have died anyway by now. Since he was a very popular President, he could easily have still been in line to be on the half if he didn't fall out of favor.

And if you don't like my logic on that one, I think Reagan would have had a great shot at displacing Franklin as he was also a very popular President.

anablep · November 22, 2006 7:23AM

Franklin or Ike.

Elysium · November 22, 2006 7:28AM

I imagine they would have tired of franklin and put a president (deceased) on the coin. Probably the most recently deceased (Reagan).

Musky1011 · November 22, 2006 7:49AM

<< Skull and Crossbones---Obverse

Isn't that a little abrasive? >>

No

Did you hear the one that they are making a new pirate movie????

Rated RRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!

michael · November 22, 2006 7:58AM

harry s truman

or dwight eisenhower

then who would have been on the "ike" dollar??

frankieboywonder · November 22, 2006 8:38AM

<< 

<< How bout Senator Edward M. Kennedy? Would there be enough room for his profile?

>>

Franklin with the new spaghetti-doo.....maybe a chin tuck for his 300th. >>

Thank God the Franklin WAS retired BEFORE clad coinage, and even worse........................spaghetti hair!!! As it is, we only know the Franklin as a well-struck, 90% silver piece.

morgansforever · November 22, 2006 8:53AM

Great input, keep it coming. Can't believe the post hasn't been nuked, stay on topic

TAClough · November 22, 2006 8:59AM

<< How bout Senator Edward M. Kennedy? Would there be enough room for his profile? >>

The reverse of the coin, could have a car driving off of a bridge?

GoldenEyeNumismatics · November 22, 2006 11:48AM

still franklin

construct · November 23, 2006 7:38PM

Eisenhauer would have taken Franklin's place. There wouldn't have been a new dollar coin. I don't think there was a felt need for one in 1971. In fact, there may not have been SBAs or Sacs if Kennedy hadn't been assassinated.

gyocomgd · November 23, 2006 7:58PM

<< On a serious note, who will be the next to appear on the half? >>

Hillary Clinton obverse, Monica Lewinsky reverse.

Coxe · November 23, 2006 8:38PM

Liberty would have been best, as a response to those who say Franklin should be on it.

To those who said it should die with Kennedy being the last design, I feel completely the opposite. We need a currency realignment, eliminating the cent and the second decimal place in the process. Issue the cent, nickel and the quarter in collector sets only and eliminate them from circulating coinage. The dime would be the lowest anchor and only a half dollar as another fractional dollar piece, but smaller, about the size of the current nickel. And of course, coin $1 and some higher denominations for real use, getting rid of a little paper.

That said, I think Franklin would still be on the half if Kennedy wasn't killed. After all, we still have FDR on the dime, Washington on the quarter, Lincoln on the cent, Jefferson on the nickel and no change of personalities (even that load of a president, Grant) on our paper currency. The only change I can think of was the dollar coin. Ike was dropped when the big format was.

lordmarcovan · November 23, 2006 10:13PM

Kind of interesting to think of clad Franklin halves.

Coxe · November 23, 2006 10:17PM

<< Kind of interesting to think of clad Franklin halves. >>

And I wonder if they would have ruined the design by reengraving his hair like they did with Washington.

TwoSides2aCoin · November 23, 2006 10:21PM

Castro

I mean...... since we start a thread with : " IF", we may as well have an international SPY RING, too.
~Darkside~

WillieBoyd2 · November 23, 2006 10:47PM

Glorious Leader George W. Bush
Conquerer of Iraq

kiyote · November 24, 2006 1:09AM

Toss in my hat for MLK as well, even though I hate dead people on coins, the fact we're going to have William H Harrison on a coin before Dr. King is almost scandalous.

1907Quarter · November 24, 2006 1:20AM

Millard Fillmore, of course!

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