Comments on: Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefields Commemorative Coins Proposed Again

By: Munze

Munze — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:11:17 +0000

Bills authorizing more and more commemoratives are about the only coinage legislation that can get passed in this unimaginative, uber-politicized Congress. Each pol knows that they can ask for a commem and their colleagues will support them because it’ll be their turn later.

Meanwhile nothing substantive can even make it to a committee let alone out of one. It looks like we’ll have decades more of $1 bills, pennies that cost 1.7¢ and non-existent half dollars. If the current Congress had been around in 1792 we’d still be using shillings and Spanish reales.

By: RonnieBGood

RonnieBGood — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:58:24 +0000

The Revolutionary War was fought twice. After we declared our Independence in 1776 and drove the British out hey came back in 1812 and burned our capital! It was after we drove them out the 2nd time that we were truly Free!! That is why the two are joined together.

I agree it is too late for 2012. This is a good idea but it would be better after the current quarter program is completed.

By: jim

jim — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:46:54 +0000

When was the revolutionary war fought? 1612? 1712? Why are these two joined together? It’s too late for a coin in 2012 or 2013 – where”s Rush Holt’s head anyway – or is he up for reelection and thinks this stupid idea is going to get him reelected? Notice nobody else supports the bill, probably a measure of the number of friends this guy has in Congress.

By: bill

bill — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:09:05 +0000

i’d hire ya lol

and a coin about the Johnny Horton song about the battle of new orleans

down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico

🙂

By: george glazener

george glazener — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:28:32 +0000

Wow, where to begin? Trenton? Valley Forge? Saratoga? Monmouth Courthouse? Cowpens? Yorktown? And then: Sackets Harbor? Plattsburgh? Ft McHenry? The arson of the White House? New Orleans? This could be a hugely successful series of Commemorative Silver Dollars throughout 2012-2015. Bring it on US MINT!! You really me as your new product development coordinator.