Under Law only two commemorative coins....

I thought they were calling Pluto a dwarf star?

 

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A dwarf star is still a type of star. Our sun happens to be one. Four percent of the International Astronomical Union voted on a nonsensical definition stating that Pluto is a dwarf planet but that dwarf planets are not planets at all! This is one reason the definition has been rejected by so many people. The other is that the IAU definition classifies objects solely by where they are while ignoring what they are. If Earth were in Pluto's orbit, according to the IAU definition, it would not be a planet either. The alternative planet definition favored by many scientists is simply that a planet is a non-self-luminous spheroidal body orbiting a star. The spheroidal part is important because it means the object is large enough for its own gravity to pull it into a round shape--a characteristic of planets and not of shapeless asteroids. This definition gives our solar system 13 planets and counting: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris.

 

That would be very interesting if this were to pass, but you know that people will scream bloody murder if only 1000 are minted. Maybe the article had a typo...

 

I think they should make as many as they can sell. MORE options is NEVER a bad thing!

 

Two per year is enough until the quarter stuff is over. It would be nice to have one quarter and one golden dollar, then another commem wouldn't be a bad idea. But there is a fine line of having too many different things to collect and they are getting close now....

 

I've gotten advice from a lot of collectors who say "if you don't like it, don't buy it." I've taken that advice quite a bit in the last two years or so! :mouth:

 

You know you bring up a good question that I've wondered about & thats why don't they mint more golden dollars when they mint a commem coin . especially a $5 or $10 gold coin , it would mean a lot more folks could afford the gold coins ?:thumb:

 

The way the Mints coins are selling why not

 

Acutally, only the people who didn't get their order in to be one of the 1000 would be screaming bloody murder The lucky 1000 would be screaming as well too though, but not for the same reason

 

Ditto, and now is a great time for selling silver & gold coins , bring them on:eating:

 

At least in 1936, the Commerative designs were for the most part beautiful, unlike what we are being minted today.

 

I'll wait until I see the actual coin before I deside on the beauty

 

This is not the place for this discussion...so I will be brief. The IAU redefined what a planet and a dwarf planet is in 2006. Basically, dwarf planets meet all the definitions of a planet except they fail to clear the neighborhood around their orbit. Pluto shares it's orbital neighborhood with the Kuiper Belt and thus must be classified as a dwarf planet. It's pretty simple.

Now, please...lets get back to coins.

 

I wonder what they would charge & if it would come in a RED OAK PRESENTATION BOX :computer:

 

Well, I think I know what they might say. This is what they would say for a 2009 cent:

This is the ONLY time these will ever be minted! The ONLY time! There were so very few minted!* *only 6 billion This is your ONLY chance to acquire this once in a lifetime Lincoln cent!

Now multiply that by 20,000,000,000 (which I believe is the mintage number for the last coin they touted as rare) and you have your answer.

 

Its amazing with all the Lincoln cents minted this year I've only found one in some change I got :bigeyes:

 

Small correction, the law permits only two commemorative coin PROGRAMS per year, not two commemorative coins.

 

I have yet to even see a 2009 Lincoln cent in circulation.dd: