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A really cool coin..
- Thread starter MrGee
- Start date
Great question. We have several hundred years to draw from for inspiration.
There are certain requirements for our coinage, of course. Some things simply must be on them, by law. For example, the phrase 'Liberty' or a female representation
thereof, must appear. 'E Pluribus Unum' and 'In God We Trust,' are mandated too. Obviously, they must say 'United States of America' and the denomination has to be declared.
But outside of that, we could get as creative as we wanted. The problem is, we don't generally want to.
The American people themselves resist coinage change and it literally takes an act of Congress to implement any change at all. Also, our government hasn't fluctuated and changed through they like the Euro nations. All of them have had a succession of regimes each with it's own coinage. Flatly put, we like and have confidence in our coins, just the way they are.
There are certain requirements for our coinage, of course. Some things simply must be on them, by law. For example, the phrase 'Liberty' or a female representation
thereof, must appear. 'E Pluribus Unum' and 'In God We Trust,' are mandated too. Obviously, they must say 'United States of America' and the denomination has to be declared.
But outside of that, we could get as creative as we wanted. The problem is, we don't generally want to.
The American people themselves resist coinage change and it literally takes an act of Congress to implement any change at all. Also, our government hasn't fluctuated and changed through they like the Euro nations. All of them have had a succession of regimes each with it's own coinage. Flatly put, we like and have confidence in our coins, just the way they are.
TreasureHuntersSupply
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[size=large]it symbolism at it's finest. the super rich arrogant rulers demand their symbols be everywhere. especially on their coins.
half the fun of collecting those types of old coins is reading up on the symbols and who they belong to or represent. i don't think you'll see any Indians on Europe's coins.same for any Susan B. Anthony's. just queens and kings and their symbols'.
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half the fun of collecting those types of old coins is reading up on the symbols and who they belong to or represent. i don't think you'll see any Indians on Europe's coins.same for any Susan B. Anthony's. just queens and kings and their symbols'.
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The Czechs mint beautiful coins. Especially the ones right after WW2. I have also recently started collecting modern Polish coins which are really spiffy. Our coins are beautiful, even the circulating issue. US commemoratives are the best in the world!
My favorite coin in my world coin collection is Czech and commemorates the Prague uprising against the Nazis:
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The most beautiful coin ever minted (pardon the awful photo):
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Chris
My favorite coin in my world coin collection is Czech and commemorates the Prague uprising against the Nazis:
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The most beautiful coin ever minted (pardon the awful photo):
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Chris