Comments on: 2016 Presidential $1 Coin Designs Feature Nixon and Ford

By: C

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 11:11:07 +0000

Those designs are awful. There was only one decent one of Gerald Ford.

By: jim

jim — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:28:59 +0000

RR not included probably because we normally don’t leave out the number 39 when we count from 1 to 100.

By: Victor DeCurtis

Victor DeCurtis — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:39:38 +0000

Ronald Reagan’s portrait should be included, regardless if Jimmy Carter is still alive. I’m sure the dies are already made up and chosen. Reagan’s portrait is well known and Carter probably had his choice, before hand.

By: FutureUser

FutureUser — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:09:12 +0000

I wonder who made the decision to exclude Reagan, since this is the first I have heard that Carter’s longevity will push Reagan off the list.

On the other hand, if Carter is not around in 2016, they will have to scramble to put together 2 new designs, not just 1.

By: Victor DeCurtis

Victor DeCurtis — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:08:50 +0000

Nixon #1 and Ford #1. All the others are caricatures made to mock both of them.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 06:25:59 +0000

How about some more appropriate slogans on the coins?
For Nixon
1. I am not a crook.
2. Pardon me, please.
3. I closed the gold window.

Ford
1. I stumbled into this job.
2. Election? That’s funny!
3. I make my own toast.

Your suggestions?

By: jim

jim — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 02:29:46 +0000

You’ve seen the platinum eagles, the native American $, the commemorative coins – does it look like such an artist exists? Or maybe the CCAC is rejecting the really good art and instead going for the “modern” look or what they think will appeal to the common collector. The mint should poll their customer email list. They’ve got a ton of customers that are being left out in the cold when these decisions are being made. But maybe you and I are in the minority and wouldn’t get decent art even if we had the chance to see and vote or even submit designs.

By: Munzen

Munzen — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 00:41:30 +0000

Maybe when this is all said and done the Mint will get off the treadmill of depicting political figures. There must be a modern-day equivalent of Morgan, St. Gaudens, or Weinman whose art could grace our coinage.

By: steve1942

steve1942 — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:03:30 +0000

Nixon, In God We Trust. Now there’s a joke. But #1 looks most like him, nose and all. As for Ford, I like #4. #2 makes him look like an idiot. Who came up with that design?

By: jim

jim — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:00:58 +0000

Who cares anymore? Finally this series is ending. I can’t believe we still have another 7 years to go before the quarter series is done