Of course the coins listed above are all non-circulating commemorative issues. Nancy Reagan on the 2016 First Spouse $10 Gold Coin.I always thought that if was pretty much a given that no living person would appear on coins and bills that are in circulation. Eunice Kennedy Shriver on the obverse of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games commemorative Silver Dollar. Robinson on the back of the 1936 Robinson-Arkansas Centennial coin. Senator Carter Glass on the front of the 1936 Lynchburg, Virginia, Sesquicentennial coin. President Calvin Coolidge on the front of the 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence. Kilby on the front of the 1921 Alabama Centennial. Given that, there has been six people that have been alive when their images appeared on United States coins. Since the United States Congress dictates the laws regarding our coinage, they can also create exceptions to place living people on United States coinage. silver dollar, which was the start of this long and still unbroken tradition. George Washington declined when our young nation wanted his portrait on the first U.S. Although this tradition has been legislated into law now, from the very beginning of our nation's founding, patriotic men felt that it was improper to honor any living person by putting their image on the legal tender currency, especially the circulating coins. is putting only dead Presidents on the new dollars (or dead people on any other coin) is tradition. ![]() Nancy Reagan on the 2016 First Spouse $10 Gold Coin. Robinson on the back of the 1936 Robinson-Arkansas Centennial coin.Įunice Kennedy Shriver on the obverse of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games commemorative Silver Dollar. Senator Carter Glass on the front of the 1936 Lynchburg, Virginia, Sesquicentennial coin. President Calvin Coolidge on the front of the 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence. Given that, there has been six people that have been alive when their images appeared on United States coins. NGC Price Guide The NGC US Coin Price Guide shows average dealer retail prices based on actual, documented transactions and other information reported by collectors, dealers and auction houses for NGC-certified coins. Since the United States Congress dictates the laws regarding our coinage, they can also create exceptions to place living people on United States coinage. ![]() ![]()
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