thedeadpoint Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Here are the coin designs to be released this year in the U.S: http://www.coinnews.net/2009/12/30/united-...mint-coins-2010 What do you think? Personally, i'm looking forward to the cent and Sac reverse designs. I'm "meh" about the quarter designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 They're pretty nice. I think the cent and the SAC will be big improvements over the older designs. The quarters look nice on paper but I'm not sure how well the designs will transfer to coins. Hot Springs I like designs 1 & 3. The others not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 The quarters look nice on paper but I'm not sure how well the designs will transfer to coins. Exactly. I'm worried they may be busts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Again I am not sure why Buchanan's "First Spouse" coin doesn't have his wife, Rufus King, on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willieboyd2 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 The Boy Scouts commemorative silver dollar: The scout on the right looks like a girl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Agreed , its clearly a female. The obverse design depicts a Cub Scout in the foreground with a Boy Scout and female Venturer in the background saluting. Inscriptions are CONTINUING THE JOURNEY, 1910, 2010, IN GOD WE TRUST and LIBERTY. The design, according to the US Mint, "represents the Boy Scouts of America of today, as the organization has recognized the need to include other programs for younger boys (cub scouts) and older boys and girls (venturers), reflecting the great diversity of our nation. It is a dramatic representation of how the Boy Scouts of America has evolved over the past century to form a strong foundation of leadership, service, and community for all the youth of America." It was designed by Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Donna Weaver and engraved by US Mint Sculptor-Engraver Charles Vickers. Designed by a woman would seem to explain it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Maybe it's a Cub Scout den mother... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willieboyd2 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 The one at the bottom looks like a girl, too. If the Boy Scouts have girl "Venturers", then what happened to the Girl Scouts? Or should I ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 From wikipedia: "In the United States, the Cub Scout and Boy Scout programs of the BSA are for boys only; however, for youths age 14 and older, Venturing is co-educational. The Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is an independent organization for girls and young women only. Adult leadership positions in the BSA and GSUSA are open to both men and women" "Venturing is part of the program of the Boy Scouts of America for young adults, men and women, from the age of 14 through 21." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 It sounds like venturing is seperate from regular Boy Scouts (which runs up to age 18), but falls under the BSA umbrella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 I like the new cent reverse. I liked the slightly more ornate shield design a little better, but that was probably too much to fit on such a small coin. But it's good to see classical design principles making a comeback. Wonder what they're going to change it to in 2059. XD The commemorative scouting issue, I have no opinion on since commemoratives aren't one of my itches and I have issues with BSofA. Not many of the National Park designs do anything for me, although a couple of the proposed Grand Canyon designs are really nice. And I really like the idea of putting Teddy Roosevelt on the quarters for the run of the National Parks series. Especially if you bump George to the dollar coin permanently and eliminate the dollar bill -- you can even use the same portrait as on the dollar bill for the dollar coin for that sense of continuity. Then the Sacagawea/Native American series can go on a new $2 coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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