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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Billy Kingsley, post: 798133, member: 19456&quot;]I don&#039;t see a problem with restrikes as long as they are done by the government. If it is done by the government, it is legitimate, and if it is done by some guy in their basement or garage-in the USA, China or anywhere else- it&#039;s a copy, which is not much different then a counterfit, if there is any difference at all. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>No one has ever said that the coins issued MUST bear the date of manufacture, it&#039;s just the way it has traditonally been done. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And really, it&#039;s not even done totally like that now. I think it is the Sac. Dollar that is released on January 2nd, is it not? The coins, bearing the new year&#039;s date, were minted in the previous year, thus bearing a date that is not the same date it was made. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don&#039;t think it will happen though, for one because I would guess most of the dies are gone, but I couldn&#039;t see it happening even if the dies were around and in perfect condition. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What I think we MIGHT see someday, is classic designs used with current dates. Not as the total production run...but a small selection, maybe 10% or so, of overall production, carrying the old design but a new date. This would lend well to being a multi-year project, with (for example) one year having the Capped Bust designs, the next year the seated designs, the year after that the Barber designs, and so forth. A little creative license should, in my opinion, be taken, for example having the Flying Eagle cent design with the Seated designs, and the Indian cent designs with the Barber, and if they should do the interesting unique designs of the early 20th century, a Lincoln with the Wheat reverse to go with the Standling Liberty quarter, Mercury Dime, Buffalo Nickel and walking half. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I think it would be interesting to see if they did the dollar though. I bet if they did, we would have a Morgan and a Peace, Seated, etc using the same style coin as the Sac. and Presidential dollars, although I personally would like to see them in their classic style, however made out of aluminum. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If it is long enough in the future, they might have to consider a set with the original Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln designs! </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The main goal of this set, would be educating the USA&#039;s general public, and perhaps even the world&#039;s general public, about the history of the US monetary system.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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