New Coin US Ideas

Minute Men and Liberty still in front

 

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HOW DID YOU DO THAT? THAT LOOKS GREAT. THE NICKEL, QUARTER, HALF DOLLAR, AND DOLLAR COINS WOULD BE VERY COLLECTABLE IMO. THANKS. zg

 

Awesome photo of that articulated.....C&O?

 

I didn't do that. It is a hobo nickel carved out of a buffalo. But it does give you a good idea of what the mint might be capable of other than the Jefferson Nickel, which is soooooooo boring.

Ruben

 

Thanks , but I still didn't find the one engine that's always shown in western movies. The one on the nickel is really close to it though.:smile:smile

 

You've got that right. How can we make the mint do this? zg

 

We can form a ad hoc committee here on coin talk and organize...

Ruben

 

would you like to join a Coin Talk Committee to change the Current US Coins?

Ruben

 

of course the first one is going to win

 

the idea is to get decent designs in place while petitining congress, but frankly, within the confines of congressional mandates the mint has been just so unimaginative if not ugly.

Ruben

 

I think that Nickel looks sharp. I'm for the Beaver...nonone else is?

I wonder if we would have selected the Buffalo without the initial leadership.

Ruben

 

if u like trains on coins, check out eurocollections.com Elisabeth West Railway coin 64.50. 4th coin of Austrian series

 

Nice.. I like that Hobo Nickel better though. I think something along this line would make a GREAT circulating coin.

 

Also I think that particular design is more complex than needed for a circulating coin

 

Well, that Austrian piece is just a collector coin, much like your $1 silver commems. It is from the Historic Austrian Railways series of coins. Due to the high importance of railways in Europe, in the past and present, you will find many coins with railway/locomotive themes around here. But yes, that €20 design would be too detailed and complex for a circulation coin.

Christian

 

book marked. The name sounds familiar.

I'm thinking of taking some resulting ideas to a friend who teaches at Pratt University to see if we can get design patterns worked up from the university.

Ruben

 

Hey - That's you!