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<p>[QUOTE="leaconcen, post: 1212466, member: 31684"]I was just checking what the US Mint said about presidential coin design. I am fairly sure that the early presidents are restricted by existing portraits, busts, or limited photographs (generally an existing portrait is modified to better fit the requirements of the mint). It turns out that congress mandated the design on the reverse and much of the other aspects of the coin's design. For reference this is the link to the bill issuing the coin. <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ145.109.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ145.109.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ145.109.pdf</a> </p><p><br /></p><p> For myself, my interest in these coins began when three of the least effective presidents came out on the dollar (Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan). As a history buff, I could not believe that Buchanan was "honored" this way. He and the other two's policies are some of the reasons for the Cival War.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="leaconcen, post: 1212466, member: 31684"]I was just checking what the US Mint said about presidential coin design. I am fairly sure that the early presidents are restricted by existing portraits, busts, or limited photographs (generally an existing portrait is modified to better fit the requirements of the mint). It turns out that congress mandated the design on the reverse and much of the other aspects of the coin's design. For reference this is the link to the bill issuing the coin. [URL]http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ145.109.pdf[/URL] For myself, my interest in these coins began when three of the least effective presidents came out on the dollar (Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan). As a history buff, I could not believe that Buchanan was "honored" this way. He and the other two's policies are some of the reasons for the Cival War.[/QUOTE]
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