New dollar coins of presidents due out in 2007

[baldguy]

WASHINGTON - New dollar coins featuring all 37 of the nation's dead presidents will begin rolling out of the U.S. Mint in 2007 under a bill Congress is sending to President Bush.

Lawmakers hope the coins - and an accompanying $10 gold piece for collectors featuring former first ladies - will be a big money raiser for the government like the 50-state quarter program. They also hope the dollar pieces will rev up interest in the Sacagawea dollars, which have been little-used. The quarter program had raked in roughly $4 billion in revenues by its midpoint, said Becky Bailey, a U.S. Mint spokeswoman.

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The front of the coins would depict former presidents, but not those who are living or have been dead for less than two years, and the backs would show the Statue of Liberty. Four coins a year would be issued, beginning in 2007, in the presidents' order of service. The treasury secretary would have authority over the designs.

As of now, there would be 38 coins issued for the 37 presidents - Grover Cleveland served two nonconsecutive terms and would be on two coins.

more:
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20051214/1003296.asp

So, what will you do with your Reagan Dollar?

[CatholicEdHead]

1. Exchange it for a FDR or JFK one

[Todd B]

2. Great!

So now they can go in the junk pile with the other worthless dollar coins that no one f*ckin' accepts.

That's a great way to spend your time in Washington. Let's design worthless coins!

[wryter2000]

5. Not sure anymore

But the post office machines used to take Susan B. Anthony dollars. In fact, that's what they dispensed as change. If you have some Sue Bucks, take them to the post office and buy some stamps.

[wryter2000]

3. Shoot

I've been collecting the quarters. I might have collected the dollars, but no way to I want a Ronald Raygun. If I do get one, I'll put it upside-down in the holder.

Neither of my UC diplomas are Ronald Rayguns, thank heaven.

[NJ Democrats]

4. I want an FDR one!

[tocqueville]

6. here is the inspiration for the Bush coin

[Ioo]

7. I don't trust them. They are only going to make ragans!!!

[yurbud]

8. are they going to replace the Pochahontas dollar?

[jayctravis]

14. Erm...you mean Sacajawea?

I infer that these are the same gauge coins, so they will join the Sacajawea dollar. Same as you get nifty limited pressings of quarters.

[yurbud]

19. same model for Pochahontas & Sacajawea

[Gato Moteado]

9. what about ford?

he might not make it much longer so they should plan for him too.

i think this was simply a ploy so that someday chimpy could be on a coin. i mean, otherwise how would that worthless unelected piece of crap ever get to be on money?

[Rosco T.]

15. I'm sure that they have taken that into consideration...

.. at 4 per year, it will take a while to make it to the 'modern' presidents...

[jayctravis]

16. I would guess they'll roll out in phases, similar to the state quarters.

I hope they start at the beginning with Washington. Actually this could be a neat way for those of us who are sketchy on Presidents besides Washington, Adams, Lincoln, Roosevelt, JFK...etc to learn who they all are.

[FarLeftRage]

10. As a life-long numismatist I am going to boycott this!

The US Mint is jealous of the US Postal Service, because the Postal Service has done this a few times in the past... issuing presidental stamps.

[ret5hd]

11. hey, at least that $10 gold piece will definitely be worth something...

and that's more than anyone can say about the dollars or quarters.

[Skink]

13. Can't they just put Reagan on the penny.

[jayctravis]

17. I wonder why they haven't made a $5 coin.

[ret5hd]

18. if you are talking of a $5 gold coin, probably because of size...

the $10 gold coin is only about a half inch diameter. Much smaller probably wouldn't be very practical.

[jayctravis]

12. I love dollar coins.

Our vending machines at work are rigged to take them, and the changer dispenses them.