Comments on: 2016 NPS Centennial Commemorative Coin Designs Revealed

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:32:07 +0000

I agree with most, the dollar design is horrible. They could have done so much….but didn’t. Was there any public input invited on this? I can’t imagine so. Very disappointing. On a positive note, it might be a good buy for collectors, as it doesn’t look like too many folks are buying it, given that it’s still available.

I actually like the gold and the clad designs. I would totally have bought multiple silver dollars of either of those two. The 5$ gold will be too small, though, and I just have a thing about clads. Will probably buy one of each, and save money for a better designed coin next year.

Sad, very sad. I wonder what the park service folks are saying about it?

By: john

john — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:11:53 +0000

The design is terrible.

By: JONNY

JONNY — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:39:40 +0000

These are horrid designs but my love of national parks means I will probably buy the three coin set that will offer, I hope, the gold, silver proof, and proof clad. One never knows with the Mint, however, if the reasonable or normal action will be what it does. It is indescribably disappointing to wait for a coin only to see it will be a dog. I wonder how many national parks visitors, who do not normally buy coins, will buy these, making the mintage numbers (population) so high that the coins will be worth melt value only?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 19:46:31 +0000

Wow! These are really bad. My money will be spent elsewhere.

By: Harry

Harry — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 05:39:20 +0000

The obverse designs are pretty lame. Especially the dollar, since it was already done in 1999 with the Yellowstone National Park dollar. The US Mint hit it out of the park with Hall of Fame baseball coins in 2014, but this group of upcoming coins are three strikeouts.

By: James Penne

James Penne — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 12:43:01 +0000

I’m with many so far, I’ve visited most national parks in my life time and I’ve never seen Latin Foik Dancers. I would have thought the United States Park Service could have used or made reference to our Native Americans on whose land some national parks share with them.

Going west in 2016 and visiting some parks again, will keep my eyes open for those Dancers.

Not really impressed with the designs, but being a Coin collector I’ll probably by the proof silver and clad.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 02:22:15 +0000

How does one artistically, present something so vaporous onto something so solid ? This result, leaves one to the imagination. At least the Yellowstone ATB was more tenable.

By: Ozzie

Ozzie — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 01:37:55 +0000

I fart with more pressure than Old Faithful

By: unai

unai — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 21:47:29 +0000

nowadays coin designs look like pins or stickers…..
will pass

By: Mike Unser (CoinNews.net)

Mike Unser (CoinNews.net) — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 18:38:48 +0000

There is a public unveiling of the 2016 Mark Twain commemorative coins on Saturday, Nov. 28. The U.S. Mint should have them available by the 27th.