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<p>[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 1259722, member: 18157"]It used to be that coin designs had a complete makeover every generation or so...+/- 26 years. Our coin designs are old and the coins are worthless. I would really like to see new coins with current designs that express our ideals of Liberty in the 21st century...I could do without the dead presidents for a while.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to see reasonablely sized coins with "some" silver that we can actually spend (buy things...not just accept as change). That would mean a $5, $10, and $20 coin. Now that would be something to collect!! :thumb: (think about it...the quarter in 1964 could buy about $3-$4 worth of stuff today. Why shouldn't we have coins of similar value?)</p><p><br /></p><p>Lincoln Cent (going away) :grandpa:</p><p>Obv: 102 years old</p><p>Rev: 52 years old</p><p><br /></p><p>Jefferson Nickel (temporary design changes) :grandpa:</p><p>Obv: 68 years old</p><p>Rev: 73 years old</p><p><br /></p><p>Roosevelt Dime :grandpa:</p><p>Obv: 65 years old</p><p>Rev: 65 years old</p><p><br /></p><p>Washington Quarter (temporary design changes...legislation requires old reverse after the ATB series ends) :grandpa:</p><p>Obv: 79 years old</p><p>Rev: 79 years old</p><p><br /></p><p>Kennedy Half :apu:</p><p>Obv: 47 years old</p><p>Rev: 47 years old[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 1259722, member: 18157"]It used to be that coin designs had a complete makeover every generation or so...+/- 26 years. Our coin designs are old and the coins are worthless. I would really like to see new coins with current designs that express our ideals of Liberty in the 21st century...I could do without the dead presidents for a while. I would like to see reasonablely sized coins with "some" silver that we can actually spend (buy things...not just accept as change). That would mean a $5, $10, and $20 coin. Now that would be something to collect!! :thumb: (think about it...the quarter in 1964 could buy about $3-$4 worth of stuff today. Why shouldn't we have coins of similar value?) Lincoln Cent (going away) :grandpa: Obv: 102 years old Rev: 52 years old Jefferson Nickel (temporary design changes) :grandpa: Obv: 68 years old Rev: 73 years old Roosevelt Dime :grandpa: Obv: 65 years old Rev: 65 years old Washington Quarter (temporary design changes...legislation requires old reverse after the ATB series ends) :grandpa: Obv: 79 years old Rev: 79 years old Kennedy Half :apu: Obv: 47 years old Rev: 47 years old[/QUOTE]
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