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eLETTERS from the September 15 Numismatic News E-Newsletter

What designs would you like to see on the U.S. Mint’s 2026 circulating coinage honoring the 250th anniversary of the founding of America?

National monuments or founding fathers for commemorative coins.

Eugene Munn
Address withheld

Flags of the early years of our nation.

D.A Harris
Great Falls, Mont.

Could see Lady Liberty on one side, a symbol of freedom, friendship and hope for a brighter future to those who landed on our shores. On the reverse a redwood tree symbolizing strength, endurance, resilience, survivor of forest fires. Similar to the many challenges the USA has overcome through the year. We are resilient!

In relating to the tree, America is rooted in the Constitution and from it we have branches of government and many groups, tribes and individuals who feed into the whole. We are forever growing to new heights.

This would be a design I would like to see.

David Bondt
Ketchikan, Ala.

I would like to see the Mint engrave the rear of the coin with a new rendition of a bald eagle in full flight with the customary olive branch and arrows in its talons with “In God We Trust” above. On main front engrave things of importance that happened during that time period. Mainly figures of soldiers from Revolutionary War, World War I and II, Korea and Vietnam, Twin Towers, Saturn rocket, an original computer, a

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