Comments on: 2010 Presidential Dollar Coin Images Released

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:08:38 +0000

To the comment from Jeff, actually the dollar coins are worth 5.9 cents in intrinsic metal value as of today. I don’t think the paper dollar is even worth 1 cent in intrinsic value, so at least the coin is worth it’s own weight in metal. Also it will last about 29 years longer. How much is that longevity worth? A lot more than 1 dollar I would bet. Dollar coins are a smart idea – but that probably dooms it in today’s society.

By: Jim W

Jim W — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:42:29 +0000

Please clear something up for me.

It is my understanding all the proof Presidential dollars have the edge lettering in position A, readable from the obverse of the coin. All my proofs are in position B, readable from the reverse. The striking process was altered for proofs to prevent the common random reversing of edge lettering on business strikes. Is this true?

Also, who or what organization might be knowledgable on Presidential dollars? I can’t find anything current that discusses anything other than the Washingtons, ‘godless’ edges and double struck edges. I have several proofs with what appears to be double struck edge lettering such as you might see from a slipping die. I also have ones that appear to have a significant crack that runs through the middle of the edge lettering. Both are difficult to see as they are all in NGC and PGCS slabs.

Thanks for your help!

By: Coin Update Staff

Coin Update Staff — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:06:17 +0000

No information available yet on a Lincoln Dollar release ceremony. At a guess, I would venture a ceremony in either Kentucky, Illinois, or Washington, DC.

By: D.J.

D.J. — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:53:10 +0000

Any idea where they are going to release the lincoln dollar coin?
Id like to attend that ceremony.

By: Salvor6

Salvor6 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:28:04 +0000

They put “In God WE Trust” on the coins just to drive out the atheists from our country.

By: Kilgore Trout

Kilgore Trout — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:57:07 +0000

How awful does the addition of our second national motto to the obverse look? The word “God” should not appear on anything as base as money. Just think of all the sinful things money is used for! President Theodore Roosevelt thought it was sacrilegious and fought against this. Where is the outrage from all of the people of faith? The worst part of this motto is that the Supreme Court ruled it is NOT an expression of religion as it has been rendered meaningless through rote repetition!

By: Bryon

Bryon — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:06:45 +0000

That has got to be the ugliest portrait of Lincoln ever to grace a coin. My favorite is the 1918 Illinois Centennial Commemorative.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:31:19 +0000

And they’re stiill not worth 10 cents