July 4, 2076. The frickin' tricentennial, baby. Simple math tells us that most of us probably won't make it to the tricentennial. Dates of birth, life styles and life choices make the likelihood for some much less than for others. For me, it's the only thing that would be cool about being 91years old. I give myself a near 0 % chance of making it that far, but if I do, I'm going to set off enough fireworks to singe everyone's eyebrows within a 2-mile radius.
As a fan of America, the reasons for getting pumped about this date should go without saying. But aside from celebrating 300 years of independence from those pricks on the other side of the pond, I'm curious to see what fantastic coinage the US mint thinks up to celebrate the event. Of course, the United States may not exist in 2076, but if it does, you can guarantee the mint is going to be busy.
In 1975, the US mint had three separate $5,000 prizes up for grabs for whoever could come up with the best designs for the bicentennial quarter, half dollar, and silver dollar. Jack L. Ahr submitted the design of the colonial drummer for the bicentennial quarter. Fantastic. Maybe I'll submit an idea for the tricentennial quarter design way ahead of time in hopes of winning a prize for that contest. You know, something classy and American like Dale Earnhardt Sr. driving the number 3 Goodwrench car with an outstretched hand and a middle finger directed at an etching of Great Britain. Who knows? I'll keep working on it.
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