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

LOL, it looks like it doesn't it? We've had some other funny animal pictures through the years, mostly with deer but the turkeys can do some wacky things too. We have one camera that watches the only road coming in and one time there was probably 30 turkeys that were walking along in a perfectly straight line. I labeled that one "marching orders".

 

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I would like to see new examples of old designs, similar to how they did the new dime, designed by Esao Andrews. My preference on coinage in general going forward would be to eliminate the nickel and quarter and add a five-dollar coin, make the half the size of today's nickel and eliminate $1- and $5-dollar bills.

On the obverse put a full profile of Liberty on the half with a seated Liberty one-dollar coin and standing/striding Liberty on the five-dollar coin. Incorporating the shields, staffs, caps, flags, bells on the obverse works well, could even combine the eagle on the larger coins, leaving more room for new designs/styles on the reverse.

 

I like the logic, but I figure the quarter is the one coin nobody will be willing to get rid of. That makes it hard to get rid of nickels, unless you also get rid of dimes. Looking at historical buying power, there's a strong case for doing that - for making the quarter the smallest circulating denomination.

But nobody's ready to admit that. Yet.

 

I agree with you. As much as I like coin roll hunting (with nickels being by far my favorite), I think having the quarter as the smallest denominator would be smart. I think having only the quarter, half dollar, and dollar as coins would work fine while getting rid of the one dollar bill as well. I don't foresee introducing a $2 or $5 coin as going anywhere since so many transactions are now cashless. I would suggest simply using what we have.

 

The logic behind keeping the dime is that you simply drop the hundredths place on all pricing - everything would be in tenths. This would still allow sales tax for those states without any issues. It also keeps the decimal system in play; going to quarters goes back to the old piece-of-eight logic. Keep in mind, the dime would become the new cent, only used in return change from purchases. The real beauty of this logic is that the seigniorage would be greatly improved - the mint would profit on all coin production.

 

Here is a movie poster for your turkey

 

That's hilarious Joshua!

 

+1, and more! That is flippin’ fantastic! Thanks for the LOL, Joshua!

 

Great artwork!

 

At least it’s not Tofu Turkey.

 

Ah, AI. Never change. In particular, never learn how to count legs.

 

I wouldn't subject any classic design to the ignominy of being struck on clad.

 

I confess that this is an AI generated image. I told it what I wanted, and this is what it gave me.

 

What happens if you type in "he's not a chicken, he's my brother!"

 

The Draped Bust design of the late 1790s and the early 1800s was my favorite since high school, but I would not want to see it used for a regualar issue coin now.



The modern version, issued in place of Thomas Jefferson's wife for the First Lady series. Jefferson's wife died circa 1780. I bought this for a small percentage over melt.

 

Thanks to everyone who responded/participated in this discussion! I like reading what designs people like and the denominations they find interesting. I started this thread as just an interesting way to draw that information out. I also had some fun playing with ChatGPT and seeing what pictures you guys posted. I also started the thread because I was craving a distraction from deep language study. I am in Koine Greek, ancient Hebrew, and Modern Telugu this semester and sometimes my head feels like a deep fog. That is when crazy ideas start coming to mind.

 

Yikes! That's quite a combo of languages ... all different families. Where are you taking classes? Mike

 

I am pursuing an Applied Linguistic degree, double majoring in Biblical languages at Moody Bible Institute. Telugu is for my second language acquisition class. I will be in it for one year. I am in my second semester Junior year. Only one year left after this!

 

I said for many years that if I won the lottery, I'd go back to school for linguistics. Now I'm approaching retirement, and wouldn't really need the lottery - but my level of drive, which was never very high, is really at low ebb now.

Kudos for pursuing it while you have youthful energy!