I always thought putting a presidents likeness on currency was a bad idea. It seems a bit egotistical no matter how good the intentions. I like the coins that feature Lady Liberty and the eagle much better. It promoted us as a people rather than the accomplishments of a few individuals. That freedom, liberty and democracy is something that we should promote, and that we as a people agree on.
I'm with you, I love our early coins with lady liberty, they were works of art, although I also like the buffalo nickle. I remember the first time I saw a Roosevelt dime, I was just a kid, and I hated them, they just didn't look real, and now, they aren't real. I remember that somehow I'd come by the fortune of having a $5 bill, and wanted real money, so Mom took it to the bank and instead of getting 5 silver dollars, she got a roll of dimes, every one of them a new minted Roosevelt, and I cried, they were messing with me, I wanted my real Merc's. Oh well, they got spent anyhow, movies were 12 cents, cokes a nickle as was popcorn, or a bag of peanuts, a pack of gum was a nickle, and a huge wad of bubble gum was a penny, comic books 10 cents. Hershey bars were a nickle, but for a real treat, Mounds and Almond Joy were a dime, and talk about being loaded with coconut -- I was a chubby kid, and that roll of dimes went a looooong way. Indian head penny, or Lincoln penny pretty much samo samo to me, but I hate the state quarters and the Lewis and Clark nickles. I like the V nickle better than the buffalo though. Oh well, we can never go back. If the did go back to lady liberty, it would be on clad ---- BFD.
Bill on one side and Hillary on the other, the "he-said-she said" coin, no clarity on which side is tails. 
