Any coin collectors out there? Has anyone come across any of the new National Park quarters yet? Two have been released into circulation (Hot Springs and Yellowstone) and I have not come across any yet. Has anyone else seen them?
P.S. I saw my first newly designed Lincoln penny over the weekend. No more Lincoln Memorial :-(
Quote from: papaT10932 on July 26, 2010, 09:07:55 AM
Any coin collectors out there? Has anyone come across any of the new National Park quarters yet? Two have been released into circulation (Hot Springs and Yellowstone) and I have not come across any yet. Has anyone else seen them?
P.S. I saw my first newly designed Lincoln penny over the weekend. No more Lincoln Memorial :-(
2011. Not 2010
I've seen the Hot Springs quarter (in Kansas City, no less).
The Lincoln pennies are a series of 4 designs, but I've only seen the shield.
The pictures of them look nice, but have yet to hold one in my hands.
Here's the reason why you may not see many of the 2009 coins, as these are the lowest mintages in 50+ years:
Denver: Philadelphia:
Birthplace Cent 350,400,000 284,400,000
Formative Years Cent 363,600,000 376,000,000
Professional Life Cent 336,000,000 316,000,000
Presidency Cent 198,000,000 129,600,000
Jefferson Nickel 46,800,000 39,840,000
Roosevelt Dime 49,500,000 96,500,000
DC Quarter 88,800,000 83,600,000
Puerto Rico Quarter 86,000,000 53,200,000
Guam Quarter 42,600,000 45,000,000
American Samoa Quarter 39,600,000 42,600,000
U.S. Virgin Islands Quarter 41,000,000 41,000,000
N. Mariana Islands Quarter 37,600,000 35,200,000
I have all 50 state quarters, but somehow I haven't managed to see any of the '09 territory quarters or the national park ones yet.
Is it bad that I'm still missing two of the state quarters?
I haven't seen any of the ones minted since 2009, either.
I did see my first new Lincoln penny a few weeks ago. I liked the Lincoln Memorial better...the shield doesn't look very good at all.
...then again, most of the money in this country is totally ugly, so why am I not surprised? :D
Quote from: cu2010 on July 26, 2010, 03:07:54 PM
...then again, most of the money in this country is totally ugly, so why am I not surprised? :D
it's gotten worse over the years. I rather like the 1928 series of bills, and don't much like the 1996 set that has replaced it. I was irrationally delighted to get an "old style" $5 the other day.
now this ...
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F8%2F8e%2FUS_%25242_1896_SC.jpg&hash=1a8c0d588fc9f3fec6b4cd3032387add59f147c7)
that thing looks so good, I wouldn't even want to spend it!
I've got a D.C. one and a Hot Springs one...
BigMatt
Quote from: agentsteel53 on July 26, 2010, 03:25:22 PM
Quote from: cu2010 on July 26, 2010, 03:07:54 PM
...then again, most of the money in this country is totally ugly, so why am I not surprised? :D
it's gotten worse over the years. I rather like the 1928 series of bills, and don't much like the 1996 set that has replaced it. I was irrationally delighted to get an "old style" $5 the other day.
The S-type bills (1928) of unquestionably the most ornate and attractive, and the N-type (1996) are the blandest. The most recent bills, adding color, the G-type (2004) are a significant improvement from the N-type, but they are still not as ornate. The G-type $100 that's supposed to be coming out soon is a royal stinker.
Quote from: Scott5114 on July 27, 2010, 03:48:31 PM
The S-type bills (1928) of unquestionably the most ornate and attractive, and the N-type (1996) are the blandest. The most recent bills, adding color, the G-type (2004) are a significant improvement from the N-type, but they are still not as ornate. The G-type $100 that's supposed to be coming out soon is a royal stinker.
where do you get the single-letter identifiers? (S, N, G)
I think some of the pre-1928s are certainly more ornate than the 1928s. Well, the high-denomination 1928s (500 and above) have fancy backs, but even those aren't quite as elaborate as, say, this Series of 1880 $50 Legal Tender Note.
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faes.iupui.edu%2Frwise%2Fbanknotes%2Fglen_johnson%2F0605b.jpg&hash=036df25112fe89e74d239e5f1b00a2426b73e420)
the backside of the $1000 Legal Tender Note of 1880 is even more ornate, but I couldn't quickly find one using google image search.