Comments on: Facing Facts with Presidential $1 Coins, Their Design & Their Future

By: Jon Goins, Ph.D.

Jon Goins, Ph.D. — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 22:08:51 +0000

I found a coin in my deceased belongings. It is a 1797-1801. The edge has “In God We Trust, as well as, In god we trust”, along the third edge. Is this a rare coins or better yet what is it worth?

By: Munze

Munze — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:35:17 +0000

OUCH! Who let the copy editor nap through this article????

> “THEREGO, a proposed solution” … should be ERGO or THEREFORE.

> “Modernization was also SIGHTED for” … should be CITED.

> “There HAS actually been several different types of errors” … should be HAVE.

> “And hope the … coins would CATCH-ON” … should be CATCH ON.

> “A sound CRITERIA in the law” … should be CRITERION.

And that’s what I found in just one quick pass through the article!

By: Mr. M

Mr. M — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:02:26 +0000

Arthur,

Many people were upset that the motto “In God We Trust” was inscribed on the side of the coin where it wasn’t apparent and wasn’t obvious to many. So congress did authorize the change and starting with the 2009 coins the aforementioned motto is on the front of the coin.

By: Arthur E. Holmes

Arthur E. Holmes — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:18:20 +0000

Why has “IN GOD WE TRUST” not been inscribed on the edge of the Harrison and Tyler Presidential Coins? WIll this be a “policy” decision or has Congress “authorized the action?

By: Mr. M

Mr. M — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:02:53 +0000

Well, it’s obvious very few people are actually using them. I for one enjoy using them and use them whenever I can. I hope they leave the edge lettering on. I don’t see any reason to remove it on the design at this point. I think if the government really wants to promote these they should teach the vending machine industry the benefits of accepting and using the coins. Also, explore new possibilities for these coins. Just think of how many things take a dollar in a machine. An arcade game. A pool table in a bar or pool hall. These places all use change machines and I know the tables charge a dollar to play one game. Wouldn’t it be less of a hassle if vendors didn’t have to replenish the coin machines as often? Think of it, 1 dollar coin instead of 4 quarters per $1 bill. With $3 + gas in many locations I know some smaller operations were passing gasoline costs off to customers. Now changing a coin operated pool table might not be as easy as it sounds, but the government should start with the vendors. HEY CONGRESS AND US MINT ARE YOU LISTENING???? Just hoping people like me will use these in everyday life is apparently not working. A direct marketing campaign to vendors and users will need to happen. People might be more willing to give up their dollar bill and cough up the idea of a dollar coin if they had the $2 bill for a low denominational bill.