OPINIONS WANTED: New Trump Dollar Coins - What are your thoughts?

Without getting political, can you all give me your thoughts on this coin?

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I can separate my political views from my views as a coin collector in that I've always been a proponent for more coinage designs.

Never authorized by legislation, but made at the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, these coins were made, like it or not. They now exist, so it's water under the bridge, IMHO.

Me, personally, I don't think that we needed the coin. It's truly a vanity project for our sitting president, but it is not without precedent, as the Sesquicentennial Half Dollar in 1926 featured the portrait of the sitting president, Calvin Coolidge.

There is also a July 4th privy mark version that was discovered at the coin's launch at the World's Fair of Money in Pittsburgh. The July 4th privy marks should bring more people on board with this coin, because as a collectible, it's interesting and having the privy mark version seems like something worth owning.

 

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My non-political thought. If you like Donald Trump's official portrait for this term (the angry one) you will like this coin, as I think it captured an angry look from him.

Maybe in a hundred years if history reframes this for people not currently living, it will be ok for a bigger portion of people, as psychologically (not necessarily politically) there are issues with memorializing him.

The overall design is clean and actually nice, with the way they framed Liberty and the years. Kinda reminds me of a number of Euro coins, just not done with two metals.

Hopefully this met the non-political guidelines.

 

It won’t be too long and this coin will be a part of our nations history, like so much of the coinage before it.

I expect I’ll get one at some point, as I’m sure it will be needed for a full type set.

 

Yup, the exact same design (appropriately, too) The Seal of The President of the United States.

 

Looks like he is scowling....should be a side-profile or needs to have a smile.

Is that the proposed coin ? Is it final ? When is it coming out ?

 

These are DOLLAR coins ? Again ?

Nobody will spend them, they'll be hoarded.

 

They were released at the World's Fair of Money in Pittsburgh a few days ago. Yes, the actual coins are out.

 

Does anyone spend Dollar coins now?

 

These were struck by the U.S. Mint, right ?

 

Well.... We suspended the cent because it cost us money. So that was reasonable. We have been minting small dollars this entire century and seldom if ever do we find one in circulation. I think it is a boondoggle and yes, I too want one.

 

Even though created outside of normal processes I feel this coin will be quickly lost in the vastness of all the other circulating collectibles produced in the past few decades.

 

I use the President Series for tips at the golf course. When asked about them, I tell the girls that I have millions of them.

 

I'll be asking for them at the bank and gonna grab a bag or two when they come out Sept. 2nd

 

I don't mind it. Little bit too stern of a portrait, but it's cool. I'll be buying some for myself and some for the shop.

I do think it is very interesting thing to have on a coin, but fitting due to the fact it is a sitting president immortalized on a coin representing such a big milestone for the nation.

 

Then why waste your money buying some...? Just to show the president you don't like him? Very peculiar train of thought, frankly....

 

Is it appropriate? Somewhat....

Donald Trump is the president, so the seal fits in that regard.

But having 250 on the shield of the seal doesn't make sense. We had our first President in 1789.... 13 years after 1776

 

I’ll pass, I really don’t like the “angry look” design/obverse.