Which president will get the boot to make way for Reagan?

[Leothelion]

Hi everyone

I've been pondering this for the last 3 minutes or so....... so why not make a post of it. The Washington quarter and the Jefferson nickel are likely candidates

since they're going through menopause for the moment. Washington being our first prez, unlikely but Reagan and Virginia? How about the two dollar bill? Or possibly the 10 spot, Hamilton was never a president! Let's boot that guy! Didn't someone shoot that guy in a dual? Let's give Kennedy a rest for awhile.

Perhaps it's time for a new denomination, like a Five dollar piece. And let's make it 40% silver!

 

Leo

[jtryka]

What an interesting smattering of ideas you presented us with in that stream of consciousness Leo! I would doubt that Lincoln, Washington or Jefferson are truly vulnerable. I do think Kennedy and Roosevelt are more vulnerable, but they will probably remain. I think a non-president that seems extremely vulnerable is Sacagawea, especially since they will likely give her the boot anyway with the proposed presidential dollar program. I think Hamilton is extremely vulnerable on the ten, and that might make the most sense since the denomination is well used (as opposed to the $2 or the half or dollar coin). Who knows how it will be resolved, but it does seem likely that Reagan will eventually be honored on our circulating currency.

[Leothelion]

What an interesting smattering of ideas you presented us with in that stream of consciousness Leo!

 

Aw shucks, it was nothin'! Thx!

 

Leo

[Hoot]

If we must be so hasty and also defy Nancy Reagan's comment that her husband would not have liked his image on a coin, then we should consider a new denomination, such as that depicted in Coin World for the $2 coin. It'd circulate about as much as the $2 bill, the Sac $ or the Kennedy Half, but it would remove most of the controversy from the situation.

 

"While I can understand the intentions of those seeking to place my husband's face on the dime, I do not support this proposal and I am certain Ronnie would not," the former first lady said...

 

"When our country chooses to honor a great President such as Franklin Roosevelt by placing his likeness on our currency, it would be wrong to remove him and replace him with another," she said. "It is my hope that the proposed legislation will be withdrawn."

 

Hoot

[Beijim]

Hamilton was never a president! Let's boot that guy! Didn't someone shoot that guy in a dual?

 

Yep. Then Vice President Aaron Burr demanded satisfaction in a duel for perceived slights in the matter of Burr's candidacy for Governor of New York. The duel took place on July 11, 1804 in Weehawken, NJ because dueling was illegal in New York. Hamilton missed Burr, was wounded in the abdomen, and died the next day. Interestingly (or perversely, depending on your perspective), Hamilton's eldest son Philip also died in a dual three years earlier.

 

I wonder if Weehawken will be celebrating the bicentennial of this auspicious event...

 

Beijim

[chrisfuccione]

I still think they should not have any president on our coins. CHRIS

[Leothelion]

Hamilton was never a president! Let's boot that guy! Didn't someone shoot that guy in a dual?

 

Yep. Then Vice President Aaron Burr demanded satisfaction in a duel for perceived slights in the matter of Burr's candidacy for Governor of New York. The duel took place on July 11, 1804 in Weehawken, NJ because dueling was illegal in New York. Hamilton missed Burr, was wounded in the abdomen, and died the next day. Interestingly (or perversely, depending on your perspective), Hamilton's eldest son Philip also died in a dual three years earlier.

 

I wonder if Weehawken will be celebrating the bicentennial of this auspicious event...

 

Beijim

 

It is also said that Hamilton helped throw the presidency to Jefferson after Burr and Jefferson were tied in electoral votes!

 

Our Constitution, The Myth that Binds Us. Eric Black

 

Leo

[TomB]

Yep. Then Vice President Aaron Burr demanded satisfaction in a duel for perceived slights in the matter of Burr's candidacy for Governor of New York. The duel took place on July 11, 1804 in Weehawken, NJ because dueling was illegal in New York. Hamilton missed Burr, was wounded in the abdomen, and died the next day. Interestingly (or perversely, depending on your perspective), Hamilton's eldest son Philip also died in a dual three years earlier.

 

I wonder if Weehawken will be celebrating the bicentennial of this auspicious event...

 

Beijim

 

Do you think the US Mint smells some commemorative coinage moola with this event?

[Beijim]

Do you think the US Mint smells some commemorative coinage moola with this event?

 

Heh heh. Well, if they do they'd better get cracking. The anniversary is a week from Sunday!

 

It could be one of the better modern commems. Consider an over-Burr's-shoulder viewpoint, with Hamilton falling backward over the date and mintmark behind a smoking pistol capping Burr's outstretched arm. Put the thirteen stars in a swarm around Hamilton's head, and replace the arrows and olive branch with dueling pistols in the eagle's hands.

 

There, that probably violates just about every United States coinage design criterion, let alone the bounds of good taste. But the crowd would love it.

 

Beijim

[Wihlborg]

I’d buy it!

 

John

[TomB]

Beijim, they should make you Mint Director!

[Leothelion]

Do you think the US Mint smells some commemorative coinage moola with this event?

 

Heh heh. Well, if they do they'd better get cracking. The anniversary is a week from Sunday!

 

It could be one of the better modern commems. Consider an over-Burr's-shoulder viewpoint, with Hamilton falling backward over the date and mintmark behind a smoking pistol capping Burr's outstretched arm. Put the thirteen stars in a swarm around Hamilton's head, and replace the arrows and olive branch with dueling pistols in the eagle's hands.

 

There, that probably violates just about every United States coinage design criterion, let alone the bounds of good taste. But the crowd would love it.

 

Beijim

 

They could call it the Good, the Bad and the Ugly!

 

Leo

[Hoot]

It could be one of the better modern commems. Consider an over-Burr's-shoulder viewpoint, with Hamilton falling backward over the date and mintmark behind a smoking pistol capping Burr's outstretched arm. Put the thirteen stars in a swarm around Hamilton's head, and replace the arrows and olive branch with dueling pistols in the eagle's hands.

 

There, that probably violates just about every United States coinage design criterion, let alone the bounds of good taste. But the crowd would love it.

 

Your hired! That's the best potential coin design I've ever read! What a great concept! Do I see a new Coin World editorial in your future?

 

Hoot

[Beijim]

Beijim, they should make you Mint Director!

 

Heh heh. It's a thankless task, with collectors as critical as myself itching to pounce on the next feeble design. But I thank you for the nomination and look forward to sharing my ideas for a series of 74 low relief coins commemorating the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.

 

Beijim

[Beijim]

They could call it the Good, the Bad and the Ugly!

 

ROTFLMAO. Now THAT is funny. Love Eastwood.

 

Bravo,

Beijim

[Beijim]

Your hired! That's the best potential coin design I've ever read! What a great concept! Do I see a new Coin World editorial in your future?

 

Hoot, you rock. But I'm not resigning my day job quite yet...

 

Heh heh,

Beijim