Sunday, January 20, 2019

Vernacular Coin Names

Vernacular: the common language, non-grammer, politically incorrect, slang.  The kind of language people use day to day in less than professional circumstances.

The new Dollar design has already developed a vernacular name.

I present to you the Innovation Planchet



Not every coin is well accepted by the population.  The Flying Eagle Cent and Susan B Anthony Dollar are great examples.  The new Innovation Dollar is not produced for general circulation to the public, but for the collectors.  The feedback I have received has complaints about an empty, unremarkable design. 

The new nickname is much more widely accepted than the coin by the collectors upon whom the coin is marketed.

There was a suggestion that a neti pot would make a better design.
I'm kinda thinking I agree.
This is a minimalist design with more computer graphics than artistic impression in the design. 
The US Mint, in its ongoing drive to pursue sales, has failed to offer the collectors a collectible coin.





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