In my opnion, the only thing that makes a coin legitimate is if it has use or not. This is what any coin should focus on. Mainstream doesn't care about innovation, mainstream doesn't care about pre-mines.
They don't understand, all they want is something they can use to make or save money.
Here's another contribution of mine ; make the name of short. Pronounceable. Try saying "MarieCurieCoin" a few times in a row. Do you think it'll catch on ?
Thank you for your reply! Use is definitely not a problem. We will make sure a pool and a website will be ready by launch. Also, an online casino to use your coins. Shortly after that it should go to an exchange like cryptsy, where people can use it to make money. Yes, MarieCurieCoin is a long name, but it isn't called MCC for nothing. MCC sounds short and smooth.