Do you think they will ever take Lincoln of the penny?

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Shanepicou, Jan 29, 2014.

  1. Shanepicou

    Shanepicou New Member

    Do you think they will ever take Lincoln of the penny? Or do you think they will put an other iconic figure on the coin( like barber, morgan, liberty, ect)?
     
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  3. stoster38

    stoster38 Member

    It's going to be very difficult/almost impossible for that to happen with the cent or any other US coin with a president's image. It'a all a political process!!

    There are lobby groups that would scream bloody murder if you tried to remove the presidential images. Or you would be called unAmerican/unpatriotic for even considering it.

    It's a shame that our coins are being held hostage by people who most likely don't even give a second glance to the coins they use in their day to day lives.
     
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  4. ryanlglass

    ryanlglass Active Member

    I'm waiting on the Clinton halves to come out.
     
  5. Dougmeister

    Dougmeister Well-Known Member

    With Lewinsky on the reverse...
     
  6. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Some private minter did in fact parody an Arkansas state quarter with Clinton and Lewinsky on the reverse. As one might expect, the design is less than family-friendly so I hesitate to post it. Enquiring minds can google "Clinton Lewinsky quarter".
     
  7. mackwork

    mackwork Caretaker of old coins & currency

    I think they'll drop the cent before they ever replace Lincoln on it.
     
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  8. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Lincoln will be on the cent until they finally come to their senses and discontinue the coin. Then there will probably be a drive to move him to another coin. (Probably the replacement for the President dollar. The President series ends and gets permanently replaced by Lincoln. In which case they won't end the cent before 2017.)
     
  9. Soiled

    Soiled Everyone has coin Avatars. I chose space.

    I actually want to lobby for return of the half-cent
     
  10. sergeant

    sergeant Not a Member

    It would be hard to change the coins. I'm sure that the people have been on the coins for a long time.
     
  11. Phil Ham

    Phil Ham Hamster

    Lewinksy recently switched to the Republican party. Apparently, the Democrats left a bad taste in her mouth.
     
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