Stamping shapes on coins is less detailed & harder to do
Purely an artistic decision. And not all presidents are facing any particular direction. Jefferson faces forward on the new 5¢ pieces issued starting in 2006 as do many of the images on Presidential $1 coins, for example.
The U.S. Mint does the actual making of the coins.
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They were too bulky and in the end there just wasn't enough gold to supply for all the coins. After the advent of paper money it soon faded
Both coin an bills were used.
There are many president faces on both the paper currency and coins. For instance, Abraham Lincoln is on the penny and the five dollar bill. Other president faces include Roosevelt, Jefferson, Kennedy, Washington and Grant.
I am guessing you are thinking of Mt. Rushmore . You could also be thinking of coins and paper money and older US stamps.
Coins are money, so to have a lot of coins, you need a lot of money.
You are talking about money coins. but there are artificial coins also like challenge coins. Do you know about this?
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Greek coins were used for $money$. That was the purpose of coins.
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Jackson and Grant are found on current US notes. Lincoln, Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, Washington and Kennedy are found on coins. There is also a series of $1 coins being issued , one for each president in order.
It was a steady source of commissioned work. MONEY
note money,coins money.
Coins on clubpenguin are money. You need coins to buy things.
The direction he's facing isn't wrong, it's just different from other coins because the images were taken from famous portraits so each coin reflects the direction that the original artist chose. Look at the new nickels and dollars: Jefferson is facing forward on the nickel, Sacagawea is looking over her shoulder on the dollar, and Washington is looking forward on the Presidential dollar. It's all a matter of artistic choice.