Talk:List of people on coins

Recent edits to the US section
Hello all,

I've recently edited the list to include Duke Ellington, who is on the recently released DC quarter. I've added the Presidents featured on the 2008-09 Presidential dollars. The table stated that Washington has been on the quarter since 1999. This is not correct since he's been on the coin since 1932. The table also stated that Jefferson has been on the nickel since 1938 and 2006. I've removed the 2006 date as Jefferson has been continuously on the nickel since 1938. I don't think the design changes of recent years count as new coins. Finally, I've added Susan B. Anthony as the Anthony dollar still circulates. The article says: Since the Sacagawea dollar's 2000 introduction, the Susan B. Anthony dollar circulated along with it—the two coins have identical metallic signatures to vending machines.. I've also corrected Wilbur Wright's dates of birth and death. I hope this helps. - Thanks, Hoshie 03:37, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Prince Whipple
...is listed as appearing on a NJ 25c coin. I read that and got curious, and it seems to not be true, even according to the article Prince Whipple: "It is extremely unlikely that either General Whipple or Prince Whipple was present at the Battle of Trenton. At that time, General Whipple was serving in the Continental Congress, which had fled Philadelphia and reconvened in Baltimore, a distance of 135 miles from Trenton. Moreover, Prince Whipple was not famous at the time the painting was commissioned, and it is unlikely that Leutze would have heard of him.". I'm just passing through though and don't want to remove this if it's already been discussed Bazzargh (talk) 00:43, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Additions to the Canada section
Hello all!

I noticed the Canada section was looking empty, especially considering how many commemorative coins have been released into circulation with important historical figures. I've added in 9 additional people, including Cindy Klassen who was featured in the RCM's Olympic series in 2009; Sir Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, Charles de Salaberry, and Laura Secord from the War of 1812 bicentennial series; Sir John A. Macdonald and John McCrae, who were both featured on commemorative toonies in 2015; and Oscar Peterson and Alexander Graham Bell, who were both featured on loonies released into circulation this year (2022). Hoping this helps, or sparks some research into listing other people found on circulating commemorative coins! JazzHandsIncarnate (talk) 03:39, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Ordering within Countries
I think it would be beneficial to have a consistent way by which people are organized in each country. I've noticed consistency within some countries (e.g. United States sorted by person's last name, Canada sorted by date of circulation), but others don't have any consistent pattern that I can see (e.g. European Union, Panama, etc). I've got a few ideas for ordering conventions, and I'm hoping to come to a general agreement so that going through these lists is easier for readers: Also, U.S. coins indicate commemorative issues by name of the commemoration (e.g. American Women quarters, state quarters) in the "Obverse or Reverse", while others like Panama indicate that they're "circulating commemorative coins" in the "In Circulation Since" column. Not sure which would be better to indicate that the coin is a commemorative issue, unless we add a new column to the table entirely, but that seems odd given the context of the list. Hoping this opens the discussion to add some form and structure to the page! JazzHandsIncarnate (talk) 18:20, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Sorting by last name. This would make it easier for the average reader to check through names.
 * 2) Sorting by year of entering circulation. This would more accurately tell of the chronological release of the coins.
 * 3) Sorting by person's year of birth / year of death. This would make it easier to find historical figures, or people still alive.