Dead Presidents, now in gold!

[dougo]

Following the success of the State Quarters program, the US Mint will be releasing Presidential $1 coins starting this year with the first four US Presidents (Washington through Madison) and four per year until... I guess until they catch up with the current President? Or maybe there's some rule about only dead ones, or only five years out of office like the Baseball Hall of Fame. Anyway, I'm not looking forward to having to carry Reagan coins, let alone GWB. But Chester A. "Muttonchops" Arthur will be fun. And Grover Cleveland gets two different coins, apparently!

Comments

[lolathehated.livejournal.com]

the edge inscription looks like a cool idea. however, "Due to the minting process used on the circulating coins, the edge-incused inscription positions will vary with each coin." makes me think that some will be all messed up.

also totally digging the "first spouses" series. how politically correct. also also, this is wierd:

7 Andrew Jackson's Liberty 1829-1837
8 Martin Van Buren's Liberty 1837-1841
15 James Buchanan's Liberty 1857-1861

i.m guessing they were never married?. silly history. :)

[dougo.livejournal.com]

Jackson and Van Buren were widowers. And Buchanan's fiancee died, after which he vowed to never marry, although some speculate he was gay.

[mhnicholson.livejournal.com]

Dammit. Number One complaint for the recent (SBA and since) dollar coins: they look too much like quarters. The mint solution: Put WASHINGTON on the coin. ARGH!!!!