Dimes receive a lot of respect from me if their flowing hair draped or capped bust or liberty seated nickels not so much half dimes tho!!
I'm not a fan of the Kennedy Half Dollar. THe half would be a great coin for collectors if the would change the design on it annually maybe even to the point of the early commes. and strike it in 90% silver.
We are fortunate that the presidental dollar coins did not become popular, at least in one respect. Some business owners would have posted signs saying: We refuse to accept the following presidental dollar coins: (Followed by a list of names)
Is this true? I tried to pay with my pizza with money including about $3 in pennies and they refused to take them. I told the guy that it was illegal to refuse them, which I wasn't 100% sure of.
My least favorite by far is the nickel. Why is Jefferson's ghost looking at me, and could they have found a less flattering picture of him? It's creepy.
I was wrong on this. Actually, there is no law forcing anyone to accept legal tender. This link below is to a very good article about the legal tender status of the various U. S. coins since 1793. http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ArticleId=25389