Incomplete?

When the state quarter program started, most peopledeciding to collect them had the reasonable expectation tolive for those ten years.

When the presidential dollar coin program was conceived,it was obvious that no one would be able to complete thecollection.

Here is an idea for everyone to complete the collection andstay current.

For all of the living presidents, a dollar coin of them in, with their presidential #number and dates served.

Each coin needs to look like a coin-meaning they need tobe in profile with all of the correct writings in the rightplaces. LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and the date on theobverse and E PLURIBUS UNUM on the reverse.

For living presidents, the coin would beissued at the start of their term with the date the term started and a STAR added to denote the coin was issuedwhile they were in office.

If we want to add the president's name, we could employthe edge lettering.

For the reverse, the same Statue of Libertydesign with E PLURIBUS UNUM added.

I realize we do not put living people on coins-this would bethe exception. And once every four to eight years we wouldhave another new presidential dollar coin. Like them orhate them, your collection would be complete.

And it could even be exciting to see some history takingplace right before our eyes.

Otherwise, at this point, certain living presidents will outliveall of us.

The same approach could be done for the first spouse goldcoins.

As long as the money raised goes to the National Debt, weare not competing with the bullion program.

Dollar coin examples A) and B) based on
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/george-washington-1732-1799-medallic-1799761032

Reverse design C) based on
http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/one-dollar-coin-with-statue-of-liberty

Martha Washington example D) and E) based on
https://www.govmint.com/2pc-2019-50-cent-martha-washngtn-1759-ngc-ms70

In addition to coin collecting, coin designing has been an interest of mine. I don't think any classical depiction of the Goddess of Liberty will return to our circulating coinage again, but the Mint has already pretty much decided that the contemporary depiction of Liberty is the Statue of Liberty in New York. While I like that idea (a nice change from less than photogenic frontal profiles of old men), the reverse of the Presidential and American Innovators coins leave a lot to be desired. Instead I wanted to create the feel of an older coin using the Statue of Liberty in profile, with her arm aloft rendered in lower relief. The end result looks almost French, which is quite pleasant in my opinion.

The reverse could be some commemorative thing like what we currently do, or the Sacagawea reverse, which I think is one of the most beautiful designs of any American coin, let alone within the past few decades.

To read the complete discussion thread, see:
Had an idea for a new Dollar coin design so I made one(https://www.reddit.com/r/coins/comments/uunber/had_an_idea
_for_a_new_dollar_coin_design_so_i/)