Coins that should have never been issued and why.

No, eliminate the $1 bill, put out $1 coins, and shift the open slot in the till for the $2 bill.

Do the shift now while Massachusetts is trying to figure out who to give Ted Kennedy's congressional seat to in the interim.

 

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Sorry to hear about that. Well, a boat ride in order to visit Europe would be quite expensive and time consuming ... And yes, going from one euro country to another is common. Depends, of course, on where one is. From here it takes less than an hour in the car to go to Belgium or the Netherlands. No border checks, same money - it's almost as if you drove to Connecticut. But using the same currency does not wipe out our history or diversity or culture. It simply makes trade, cash or not, a lot easier.

What the US does, cash wise, is not really my business, I know, but the golden dollar coin (Sac etc.) is fine in my opinion. Size wise, and also when it comes to the "color". The SBA was a mistake in that regard. A $1 piece as huge as the older ones would be too big and (even with a different alloy) too heavy for a coin with that value.

Christian

 

..........i can't believe you almost got shafted like that. didn't you take the coin collectors oath? it states "i shall NEVER hand out non-examined coins for goods or services WITHOUT carefully eyeballing them completely first!"

 

.........the prez bucks are very tough for the public to accept. they look like bus tokens. and the edge lettering is a huge debacle and disappointing too. it's troubling to see that the idea has spread to the native american dollar also. i also miss the majestic eagle on the reverse.

 

"Hi! My Name is Sue!

How do you Do?

Now you're gonna Die!"

Too bad Johnny Cash does not have his own coin.


And SBA was not know for being the dainty, so why shouldn't she look like she preferred comfie shoes.

 

The main problem with those that suggest getting rid of the $1 bill is they are not the ones that frequent garage/yard/estate sales. Nor do they obviously not go to flea markets. There are many places where you should and do bargain for an item and in order to do that, you usually must be able to produce the amount discussed. To tell a person you would like to pay the $5 they are asking but you only have $4, then produce a $5 and ask for change just doesn't work. At those places it is always best to have a large amount of $1 bills. And those baby dollar coins are just not wanted by sellers that must give out possibly hundreds in change all the time. Just what would you do with a few hundred in baby sized dollar coins?

 

LMAO

I don't understand why "coin collectors" (hoarders) don't support closing out some of these OLD coin series...

Lincoln Penny...1909/1959
Washington Quarters...1932
Jefferson Nickel...1938
Franklin dime...1946
Kennedy Half...1964

Shortly after these series close out, the coins will go up in price. New collectors will have affordable sets they can complete. The government will start melting the old coinage. This will be fantastic!!
Change we can BELIEVE in!! :hail:

 

Yak, I basically agree with you. At least they did change the portrait on the Jefferson nickel, so that kind of closes out the old nickel series. You know, they can change the portraits to facing busts (similar to the current nickel) to make some uniformity of the coinage. And I'm still hoping for Teddy Roosevelt on the new quarters for the National Park series, but somehow, I just don't think the Mint has the courage to do it.

First series to be changed or eliminated is the half dollar. It just doesn't circulate anymore. Been that way since the 1960's. The combination of a Kennedy portrait plus silver content (until 1970) induced widespread hoarding that was never overcome. People just saved them and got used to not spending them. So we need a new type of half dollar or just stop it. And I love collecting the Kennedy half, too. Maybe this size coin can be made into a circulating commemorative, or even a $2 or $5 denomination coin.


JMHO

 

Coins that should have never been issued and why

In the long term, perhaps the 20 cent piece would have been better for commerce than the 25 cent piece. Back in the day, the 25-cent piece was 2 bits. Today, a 20 cent piece might actually make more cents.

Back on the thread topic-
Other than the 1913 V-nickel, I can't think of a single coin that should not have been issued. They are all good.

 

Amazing how different swap meets and flea markets in the US apparently are from swap meets and flea markets elsewhere.

Christian

 

1913 Liberty nickel

Oh man, the 1913 V nickel? I just saw 4 examples in LA, and that was a lot of fun. Whole books have been written on it. Never can own one, really, but it's fun to have a little controversy in coin collecting, eh?

Oh, technically, it was never officially issued, so your wish has been granted!