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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 2067710, member: 19065&quot;]I&#039;m fine with &quot;why not&quot;, I just want to know what justifies it, as any other commem always has a reason, such as to raise money for a charity or recognize the good it has done for society. (e.g. The March of Dimes). So what have presidential pets done to deserve your suggestion that they appear (in a series) of commemorative coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>It has been a fun thread, but you need to justify some of the reasons behind your ideas. The Mint is overly ambitious in milking collectors through easily marketed NIFC collectibles and it&#039;s doing nothing for the hobby. Their lack of preparation and willingness to exploit media attention last summer over the 50th Kennedy gold coins is a good example of the peak of their greed.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you aren&#039;t having fun, then maybe you need to put more thought into your suggestions that are so easily trumped. I asked for your reasons to have presidential pets on commemorative coins and just like your other idea that lacked even basic background knowledge (i.e. Lady bird as a dog name), you&#039;ve shown no forethought in the one tossed out for pets. I understand brainstorming for ideas but this is becoming mindless.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mint in the classic commemorative period pulled similar marketing stunts and killed the program when collectors caught on. In the modern revival collectors are slowly coming out of the sheep phase and starting to see the cracks in the commemorative program again. Poor ideas from the public are not what we need, unless you can say why you suggest something that would appeal to others and help those the coins are deemed to benefit in their creation. That they benefit collectors alone, is not sufficient.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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