I like the idea at least it's different, even radical for the BRM. But so too was the Jefferson off-set nickel. I liked that design a lot until I realized I was still looking at a dead politician with a new embalming. The British will still be looking at Mum on the obverse of their coins. I think she's a good Queen for sure. So good, I doubt she has a heir that can step into her shoes. But don't the British get tired of seeing the same thing on their obverse coins, decade after freaking decade?
It's the same with our dead politicians. Lincoln, Washington, and Jefferson were wonderful leaders, IMO, but really, I'm sick of looking at them.
IMO, people have no interest in what's on our circulating money because they are sick and tired of OVER LORDS/LARDS.
If the BRM and U.S Mint really want to get radical, then here's a suggestion: Put fictional "radicals" on circulating coins--anti Over Lord "radicals." How about an artist's conception of Winston Smith from Orwell's 1984 on the obverse of British circulating coins. How about the same from Atlas Shrugged on U.S Coins.
The two mints could even partner together on this, call it the Oceania Project for better cartoons on coins. We might, just might get to hear a cartoon Over LARD on Capitol Hill ask:
"Who's John Galt?"
"Why does the public like him so much? We should form a committee to study this."