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I will get one with my normal subscription, and may keep a lookout for another maybe in a special holder. I am part Cherokee.  |
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I really don't like it, I'm afraid to say.
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IMNSHO it's another design that will look better in the artist's rendering than on the struck coin.
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Proof, Uncirculated, and circulation-quality versions I assume since these are NIFC that by "Uncirculated" they are referring to those struck / chosen for mints sets and "Circulation Quality" are for bags and rolls. Unless they are planning to dump them into circulation again. |
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So far I have liked all the reverses.
I will have a better idea once I actually see it in person.
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Bedrock of the Community
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To me this one looks a lot more in step with the Indian theme than the 2015 "man on a skyscraper."
I also like the native language/lettering "being written" on it.
However, these modern design really are incredibly lacking compared to what our coinage used to be when people like Gasparro, Weinman, Saint Gaudens, etc. had their hand in it.
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I like it, just wish there was some writing on the paper. Sequoyah looks a little uninspired as it is.
And remember guys and gals, just because a coin series celebrates Native Americans doesn't mean each coin has to 'look Native'. Native American culture has many different aspects and looks, and it continues evolving even to this day.
Edit: I wonder how high the relief on this coin will have to be. There's several layers to it... Hand over pen over rim over face.
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12/03/2016 09:50 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Ugh. Looks like student work.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I like the concept but not the actual design presented.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks pretty cool, but not to be on a coin. I hope we are all wrong
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I assume since these are NIFC that by "Uncirculated" they are referring to those struck / chosen for mints sets and "Circulation Quality" are for bags and rolls. Like the half dollars, bags and rolls have always been circulation quality. Only the mint sets get the uncirculated version. |
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And remember guys and gals, just because a coin series celebrates Native Americans doesn't mean each coin has to 'look Native'. Correct, hence the "man on a skyscraper" design. It was done because back in the early 20th century a very large percentage of the people who worked the "high iron" building skyscrapers were of Mohawk decent. Not sure why but they seem to be better able to adapt to the heights and walking around on the steel beams. The one thing I noticed is that it almost looks like he is wearing a turban. I hope the designer wasn't thinking of a different type of "Indian". |
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The one thing I noticed is that it almost looks like he is wearing a turban. I hope the designer wasn't thinking of a different type of "Indian". I think that is appropriate. However, if there was confusion, then it predates this design, as seen in the photo in the Wikipedia article... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoyah |
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There was another design that I thought looked better, but I think this one looks pretty decent. Interestingly, we live in Cherokee County, Georgia and my son will be going to Sequoyah High School next year.
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However, if there was confusion, then it predates this design, as seen in the photo in the Wikipedia article...
OK, I guess it is appropriate. |
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