Here's an update on what is planned so far. They don't do much for me, but maybe somebody will appreciate them. 2013 -- Girl Scouts 5-Star Generals (Bradley, McArthur, Eisenhower, etc.) 2014 -- Civil Rights Act 2015 -- U. S. Marshals Service I think that is all that is planned as of now.
Here's the Girl Scouts. Here's a link to the 5-Star Generals. http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/commemoratives/?action=20135StarGenerals MacArthur wins gold, Eisenhower and Marshall win silver and finally, Bradley and Arnold win clad.
I think this set of commems will be something refreshing, I was getting tired of the same old armed forces/veteran inspired pieces that went on for a few years.
Five Star Generals - http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/commemoratives/?action=20135StarGenerals Interesting that the only 5-star to ever get fired has his own coin while the others have to share. Girls Scouts - http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/commemoratives/?action=2013GirlScouts
Agreed, I would have thought that since Eisenhower was you know also a president that he would at least have his own coin or be featured on a gold offering. Could have been something that many Ike collectors would have added to their collection I would imagine. If not a new coin imagine a simply reduced sized gold Ike that would have been cool to me anyways. I guess that the mint thought he'd have enough gold when he comes up on a presidential dollar. Embedded the coins so people can see them without clicking the links first one is gold.
Eisenhower already had a dollar and another one coming up in the Presidential series. Guess they felt like giving someone else a chance.
Baseball HOF will be in my sights. Doing well with my baseball related collection, the gold Robinson is a while out of grasp.:dismay:
Sorry to say but for the most of us, the only thing we know about Girl Scouts are that a couple of times a year they sell those infernal cookies in a subtle way to expand Americans waistlines. :yes: Perhaps they should put a box of cookies on the coin too.
I have to think that half dollar is going to be a poor seller. The 2011 Army uncirculated half dollar set a new low for commemorative halfs. And that one had more general appeal than this coin which has two generals who have both been retired since the 1950s.
The girl scouts have a pretty strong presence in our community - they do a lot of crafts, games, service work etc. But the reverse of that coin reminds of, I don't know - 60's Soviet modernism or something. Blah.