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<p>[QUOTE="Ed Zak, post: 12126, member: 824"]I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one. Modern Presidents (though I am a huge Reagan fan) should NOT be on our coinage. Our founding fathers insisted upon this and it wasn't until 1909 (after they were all dead) that Lincoln graced the penny (much to the dismay of the southern folks).</p><p><br /></p><p>I for one would be just sick if I ever see Clinton (either one) on our coins. Want commemorative coins with their likeness? Knock yourself out. Make your own for all I care. But for our regular mint issue strikes...not a good idea.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are plenty designs with Liberty and Eagles that depict America with everything that an American coin should represent...that is Freedom, Liberty and her Majasty! It is a message that should be conveyed to the world. Too many people would read into a coin's message if we had somebody like Carter or Nixon grace our coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ed Zak, post: 12126, member: 824"]I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one. Modern Presidents (though I am a huge Reagan fan) should NOT be on our coinage. Our founding fathers insisted upon this and it wasn't until 1909 (after they were all dead) that Lincoln graced the penny (much to the dismay of the southern folks). I for one would be just sick if I ever see Clinton (either one) on our coins. Want commemorative coins with their likeness? Knock yourself out. Make your own for all I care. But for our regular mint issue strikes...not a good idea. There are plenty designs with Liberty and Eagles that depict America with everything that an American coin should represent...that is Freedom, Liberty and her Majasty! It is a message that should be conveyed to the world. Too many people would read into a coin's message if we had somebody like Carter or Nixon grace our coinage.[/QUOTE]
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