Best US coin design type set?

If you ran the mint, and could choose any US coin design from history
to replace the uninspired collection we have today, what would you
choose? My choices:

Cent: Indian Head
Nickel: Buffalo
Dime: "Mercury"
Quarter:
Half: Walking Liberty
Dollar:
5 dollar: Incuse indian (proper name?)
10 dollar:
20 dollar: St. Gaudens

What would your dream lineup consist of?

Dave Hinz wrote:
If you ran the mint, and could choose any US coin design from history
to replace the uninspired collection we have today, what would you
choose? My choices:...

This is easy. I would like coins that honor the things that are most
important to the people of the country.

Cent: Green Bean Sprout
Nickel: Pig
Dime: Cow
Quarter: Chicken
Half Dollar: Potato
Dollar: Corn
and so on...

Come to think of it, the presidents aren't really very important in
keeping the country working. It's the farmers. I guess that we would
have to put plows and tractors on some of the bills. That would be a
cool set of coins. I don't think anyone would want to collect them,
though.

Anita

wrote:
Dave Hinz wrote:
If you ran the mint, and could choose any US coin design from history
to replace the uninspired collection we have today, what would you
choose? My choices:...

This is easy. I would like coins that honor the things that are most
important to the people of the country.

Never mind -- I just noticed the part about the design being from
history. That definitely limits the picks.

Anita

"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
...
If you ran the mint, and could choose any US coin design from history
to replace the uninspired collection we have today, what would you
choose? My choices:

Cent: Indian Head
Nickel: Buffalo
Dime: "Mercury"
Quarter:
Half: Walking Liberty
Dollar:
5 dollar: Incuse indian (proper name?)
10 dollar:
20 dollar: St. Gaudens

What would your dream lineup consist of?


Agreed on all, with these amendments:

Quarter: Standing Liberty, Variety 1, but with recessed date as in Variety
3
Dollar: Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle; runner-up: Gobrecht
Ten Dollar: St. Gaudens Indian

Mr. Jaggers

Dave Hinz wrote:

If you ran the mint, and could choose any US coin design from history
to replace the uninspired collection we have today, what would you
choose? My choices:

Cent: Indian Head

Agreed.

Nickel: Buffalo

Agreed.

Dime: "Mercury"

Agreed.

Quarter:

Standing Liberty 1916

Half: Walking Liberty

Agreed.

Dollar:

Hmmm ... tough call. Either the Peace dollar or the 1798-1804 Heraldic
Eagle

5 dollar: Incuse indian (proper name?)

As in the 1908-1929 Indian Head? That's my pick.

10 dollar:

Indian Head again. No question. Prefer the Motto version for balance.


20 dollar: St. Gaudens

1907 Ultra High Relief.


- Sheldon

On 10 May 2006 21:40:45 GMT, Dave Hinz wrote:

If you ran the mint, and could choose any US coin design from history
to replace the uninspired collection we have today, what would you
choose? My choices:

Cent: Indian Head
Nickel: Buffalo
Dime: "Mercury"
Quarter:
Half: Walking Liberty
Dollar:
5 dollar: Incuse indian (proper name?)
10 dollar:
20 dollar: St. Gaudens

What would your dream lineup consist of?

With respect to Anita's fine farmyard choices (indeed many old bank
notes had agricultural themes, so she's not far off the mark), I would
choose from historical designs:

Penny: I like the flying eagle design, but I think it's too small for
the penny. So, I'd put the Indian on the front and the 2c shield on
the back.

Nickel: shield nickel obverse, buffalo reverse

Dime: the 3c star/shield obverse, 1946 reverse

Quarter: 1804 or 1815 obverse 1916 reverse

Half: 1794 obverse, flying eagle penny design for reverse
Alt. half: 1934 Ark. reverse for the obverse, 1916 regular reverse
Alt. half: 1934 Tex. commemorative without all the Texas specifics

Dollar: 1915 $50 front & back

None of them would have "In God We Trust" or "E Pluribus Unum". Not
that I don't like or appreciate these mottoes, but they clutter small
spaces. Ideally, all other wording would be small in order to maximise
the beauty of the designs. Put "United States of America" on the rim;
and keep the other elements small and along the edge (no words in the
field).

Padraic.

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GREAT QUESTION!! Here are mine:

Cent: Indian Head --agree, but can the reverse be the Flying Eagle??
Nickel: Buffalo--hard to pick against, but I always liked the Liberty
Nickels
Dime: "Mercury"--another tough one, but there is something about the
Barber Dime I like
Quarter: --Seated Liberty
Half: Walking Liberty--Franklin, too short an issue, he was robbed
Dollar: --Morgan

On 10 May 2006 15:02:05 -0700, wrote:

wrote:
Dave Hinz wrote:
If you ran the mint, and could choose any US coin design from history
to replace the uninspired collection we have today, what would you
choose? My choices:...

This is easy. I would like coins that honor the things that are most
important to the people of the country.

Never mind -- I just noticed the part about the design being from
history. That definitely limits the picks.

Well, that was the original idea, but this is Usenet. Topic drift
happens. I like your theme; mine seems to revolve around pretty ladies
and Indians, interestingly enough.

On Wed, 10 May 2006 17:44:33 -0500, Mr. Jaggers lugburzman wrote:

"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
...
If you ran the mint, and could choose any US coin design from history
to replace the uninspired collection we have today, what would you
choose? My choices:

Dollar: Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle; runner-up: Gobrecht

Oh yes, to both. Or either.

On Wed, 10 May 2006 19:46:02 -0400, Russell wrote:
GREAT QUESTION!! Here are mine:

Half: Walking Liberty--Franklin, too short an issue, he was robbed

I really, really, really really really don't care for the Franklin half
design. I don't know if it's the contrast between the stunningly
beautiful Walking Liberty half, down to, well, an uninteresting bust and
a bell, or what. It just seems like it's of cartoon quality, replacing
a sculptural work of art.