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Collecting 101 Poll Question: Have you found any SemiQ coins in circulation yet? Have you been looking for them?

From the May 1, 2026, Numismatic News e-Newsletter, readers expressed growing frustration that America’s semiquincentennial circulation coins remain largely absent from everyday change.

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Collecting 101 Poll Question: What matters most when you’re buying a coin?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: Do you think the U.S. should switch to polymer bank notes? Why or why not?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: What’s the most unusual place you’ve stored or hidden a coin?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: Do you collect anything beyond the mainstream in numismatics? If so, what is it?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: Do you think that the numismatic hobby is at a crossroads between an older base of knowledge and a rebuilding on newer foundations?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: Do you think the Mint should add the olive branch to the 2026 dime reverse design? Why or why not?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: Do you think the U.S. should switch to a circulating 1-dollar coin instead of the bank note? Why or why not?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: Have you ever been scammed buying a coin online? What happened?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: If coins could be made out of any material, what would be the coolest to see? Why?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: What is your coin design hot take?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: Which of the Semiquincentennial coins is your favorite? Why?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: Do you think the spotlight on bullion and the 2026 coins will bring many new collectors?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: Have you tried taking advantage of the rising spot prices? What happened?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: Are you a part of a coin club? If so, what have been some of the benefits?Numismatic News Staff

Collecting 101 Poll Question: What themes or topics don’t belong on a coin? Why?Numismatic News Staff

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