If you could resurrect any US coin design....

If you could bring back into circulation any US coin design, what would it be? Would you change the denomination?

I would design a half dollar with the obverse of a Trade dollar and the obverse of the Saint-Gaudens gold $20, placing an eagle in the hand on the obverse

Something like this:



I am afraid it would wear terribly though.

 

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Although an oddity. I would recommend the large denomination Philippine coins from the turn of the century (1900), that were made by the US. I have no photos, but here's an NGC link. https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explor...s.-sovereignty/55384/1910-s-usa-phil-peso-ms/

 

The Walkers obverse is my favorite, even though I don't collect them. I do hoard them though.

 

I would say the Walking Liberty Half both obverse and reverse. Outstanding design in my opinion.

Bruce

 

With ChatGPT's help...

 

Something like this? (Morgan reverse)

 

So many to choose from really. But about any classic design would be better than many of the poorly executed modern designs. I can't just pick one. It's like eating just one potato chip.

 

"Ahem"..... **glances over at his username and avatar**

 

The best of the best:
Bust
Seated Liberty
Walking Liberty

 

The buffalo nickel is also one of my favorite designs. Before deciding to collect wheat cents by date with my son, the buffalo nickel was the only coin I liked enough to put together a whole set. I only have a few dates left to go.

 

Amazonian Patterns.

 

And Defiant Eagle reverses

 

The quarter and half eagle Indian head, on the quarter and encuse as Bella Lyon Pratt's original. No more "commemoratives"!

 

Thinking outside the box a little, and looking at a totally unique design, I asked AI to produce this. Benjamin Franklin famously preferred a Turkey to a Bald Eagle but was overruled. Not many of us ever encounter a bald eagle but we all encounter Turkeys.
Defiant Turkey reverse.



I would buy this.

 

Gorbecht

 

I like your turkey coin.

Bruce

 

Must... not... invoke... politics...

 

It would never wear. It would most likely be a CU-NI clad, which is significantly more durable than silver, and when's the last time you received a fifty cent piece in change

Z

 

Standing Liberty Quarter.

 

I don't care as long as it's Silver.