2018 breast cancer awareness $5 gold will be tinted pink

I stand corrected. Thank you.

 

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Of course the version pictured here is the “gold quarter the size of a nickel”, to be accurate.

 

If I want something pink I will buy a flamingo. If I want something gold I will buy gold. Pink gold does not fit into either of those categories.

 

You cheeky devil...........

 

Now THAT is a beautiful coin.

 

Yes. Standing Liberty quarter. Type 1. Not half dollar.

 

Nice design indeed, but a 2016 "replica" of a 1916 coin.

Christian

 

Yeah, I understand, but good luck trying to find a 1916 standing liberty quarter in anything like that condition.

I find this not nearly as bad as "repurposing" the Walking Liberty on the ASEs and the St. Gaudens on the Gold Eagles. It is very easy and not that expensive to find well struck examples of those original coins in mid-to-high mint state condition. So why do we need a replica? Not so much with the Standing Liberty.

 

So when is the blue gold coin going to be issued for testicular cancer awareness??

 

Probably next year.

 

'Specifications
Composition: 85 percent Gold; 14.8 percent Copper, Balance Zinc
Diameter: 0.850 inches
Weight: 7.931 grams
Mintage Limit: 50,000 across all gold product options'

With a total weight of 0.2797 ounces, does that bring the weight of the gold in the coin to one quarter ounce? (And around the size of a nickel.)

Math is not my strong point so that's why I'm asking. Hopefully someone who is good at math can come up the correct answer.

 

It appears that the size will be that of the classic half eagle ($5 gold). The half eagle is usually expressed as 21.6mm, and this is .850 inches, which calculates out to 21.59mm, a rounding error. He who can see 0.01mm difference is pretty eagle eyed (pun FULLY intended). The weight on this coin is light compared to the classic half eagle, due to the unusual alloy. It will fit in all traditional $5 gold piece media (capsules, album holes), but it will be lighter than they are. The spec size of the nickel is 21.21mm, so this will be slightly larger than a nickel, but darned close.

In the 2016 centennial gold coins, the Mint started with a target weight (1/2, 1/4, and 1/10 ounce) and got small sized coins for their classic silver counterparts. In this instance (and the 2014 Kennedy gold half) they are going with correct sizes to match what else they've done, and the weight will vary from the classic. Extra heavy in 2014, a bit light in 2018. Specific gravity will not yield to expediency.

 

My guess is about the time people wake up to the dangers of protected classes...

 

I'm in the probably never camp. It's never gotten the same attention.

Really though even though the diseases are a good cause, I really hope the series moves away from that. Donating the full cost of the coin would be more helpful and frankly it would just be depressing having a terminal illness set built into it

 

My boss just got a bill to the Governor's desk to put a voluntary check-off box on the PA-40 form (our state equivalent of the 1040) to contribute directly to pediatric cancer research at the four PA hospitals engaged in that research. HB46. I am even MORE energized about childhood cancer than I am about breast cancer.

Yesterday, I found my memo to the Legislative Reference Bureau asking them to draft this bill. It was dated October 15, 2015. Two years and one election and session later, it's about to become law.

 

I had to laugh. I can see it now. At some point in the future people at their coin club meeting showing off their Terminal Illness Set.

 

Lol I had that same thought

 

Only two years for Legislation to get to the Governor's desk. In California I've worked on legislation that took 5 years before it got that far. Those damn Commettees keep stopping all the really good stuff.

 

I bought this coin and am not too happy with it. The design is beautiful IMO, but the coin is quite small and it's hard to justify the price the mint is charging. However, the worst thing for me is the "hue". It is NOT pink. The color is much closer to gold that is a little darker. I have seen rose gold that is much more pink than this coin. I am rarely critical of the Mint's offerings, but I think they blew it with this one. What a shame.

 

Just hang in there. The Mint seems determined to increase the ranks of their critics.