National Parks

I've given up. I dumped my states quarters out of disinterest and disgust over the designs and ended my wash qtr collection at 1998, there is no way I'll touch the new ones.

 

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I'll probably just collect the ones I find in circulation. As much as people complain about another long quarter program, it's funny you never hear anyone complaining about the dull design of the pre state quarters for almost 60 years with no change. I say the mint deserves credit for trying to end the doldrum.
Guy~

 

I'll probably just collect the ones I find in circulation. As much as people complain about another long quarter program, it's funny you never hear anyone complaining about the dull design of the pre state quarters for almost 60 years with no change. I say the mint deserves credit for trying to end the doldrum.
Guy~

 

Hello everyone,

I was reading this thread and wanted to make a few comments.

Yes I agree the NP would of been better off on the half as well. How ever I would hate to see JFK taken off the coin. Theodore Roosevelt I do not think will ever be on a coin, unless one thing happens. In God We Trust is not on that coin, as he was opposed to it.

Also I do not feel Kennedy should be removed as he is the most recent of our presidents to be on a coin (Not including the pres dollars). If Theodore Roosevelt was on a coin, there would be an uproar if In God We Trust was on that coin, and it is also, please correct me if I am wrong here, it is policy to have that on all coins.

Concerning collecting the NP Quarters, I think that interest was lessened to the degree not many will be saved and it will be wise to do so. I am planning on getting them from circulation and saving them in albums etc. As stated a few times already there most likely will be low mintages for the first year or so. Also the last of the State Quarters I believe have low mintages and should be saved as well.

Concerning the pre 1998 Reverse, I agree it will not come back sadly, and when this is over we may even loose Washington on the Quarter, though I strongly hope not. Guess time will tell.

Hope I got all the facts in this correct.

Regards,
Stan

 

Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.

So what if he was opposed to IGWT. He had a right to his opinion just like the rest of us. One thing is sure, if it hadn't been for TR, some of our national parks would be national parking lots.

Chris

 

I do agree, but with current laws, I do not see how this could come to be. I think he does deserve to be on the coins representing the national parks, and do wish he was.

If I have misquoted the law, someone please correct me. I am no lawyer.

Regards,
Stan

 

What current laws?

Chris

 

Well, I will probably just collect them out of circulation like the State Quarters. However, I think I will take a little vacation up to Yellowstone when they do the launch ceremony and get a few extra rolls of those while I'm there.

 

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Is it true?

 

I am researching it now. If any one else is aware of the current laws please let me know where they are found.

From my understanding, not stating fact. It is authorized by congress that all coins shall bear "In God We Trust, and with this said Theodore Roosevelt was in such opposition that it would not be prudent to place him on a coin for that reason.

There has been only on instance where In God We Trust did not appear on US Coin, which was the 5 Cent piece from 1883 to 1938, where congress passed a law stating all previous coin must bear In God We Trust. I will see if i can find that as well.

Regards,
Stan

 

Ok to end one part of my research, I have found where the motto was not on the 5 cent piece.

This is the article i copied:

The use of IN GOD WE TRUST has not been uninterrupted. The motto disappeared from the five-cent coin in 1883, and did not reappear until production of the Jefferson nickel began in 1938. Since 1938, all United States coins bear the inscription. Later, the motto was found missing from the new design of the double-eagle gold coin and the eagle gold coin shortly after they appeared in 1907. In response to a general demand, Congress ordered it restored, and the Act of May 18, 1908, made it mandatory on all coins upon which it had previously appeared. IN GOD WE TRUST was not mandatory on the one-cent coin and five-cent coin. It could be placed on them by the Secretary or the Mint Director with the Secretary's approval.

Here is the link, it is about half way down the page: http://www.ustreas.gov/education/fact-sheets/currency/in-god-we-trust.shtml

Regards,
Stan

 

Actually they complained frequently and made many attempts to get design changes in the 70's and 80's always to be thwarted by the Treasury dept objection that you couldn't change the designs because if you had more than one design in circulation at the same time people would be confused, not know which coins were real, and there would be a risk of counterfeiting. (after the state coins started resuling in a huge prfit for the government, the Treasury changed their minds and decided multiple designs was a GOOD thing.)

The Treasury is wron about one thing, IGWT was manditory on the five cent piece as well. The law required it to appear on all coins upon which it had previusly apeared and it had appeared on the five cent piece from 1866 - 1883 so the 1908 law would have made it manditory on the five cent piece as well. In this respect the design of the Buffalo nickel is illegal since it lacked the motto.