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@SaturnD51, These candidate designs were developed for the 2022 American Women Quarters Program - Anna May Wong in accordance with the Act that authorized, then chose the winner from those. https://www.usmint.gov/news/ccac-me...nna-may-wongThe design may have a slight inspiration from the look of a few arcade tokens like this one, but not sure if there was some specific one the op thought of.  |
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The alternate designs for the Anna May Wong quarter are much better!
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The alternate designs for the Anna May Wong quarter are much better! I agree! Apparently, they picked the wong one. Steve |
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Does The Reverse Of The Anna May Wong Quarter Remind Anyone Else Of An Arcade Token? Not to my eyes, but everyone has their own perspective! Quote:
My beef with this series is that they do not tell us...or the general public...what the female was famous for!!!! Which of our circulation coins does? Lincoln Cent? No. Jefferson nickel? No. Roosevelt Dime? No. etc. etc. We know who the folks on these coins are and what they are famous for because we either learned about them in school or through other means. Same holds true for the new quarters - folks will need to spend a few minutes learning about the subject. Hopefully, they will then share what they've learned with others and the knowledge will spread. I'll kick things off: Per the US Mint: Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood.
Wong was born January 3, 1905, in Los Angeles. Her birth name was Wong Liu Tsong, and her family gave her the English name Anna May. She was cast in her first role as an extra in the film "The Red Lantern" (1919) at 14 and continued to land small roles as extras until her first leading role in "The Toll of the Sea" (1922).
Her career spanned motion pictures, television, and theater. She appeared in more than 60 movies, including silent films and one of the first movies made in Technicolor. Wong also became the first Asian American lead actor in a U.S. television show for her role in "The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong" (1951).
After facing constant discrimination in Hollywood, Wong traveled to Europe and worked in English, German, and French films. She also appeared in productions on the London and New York stages.
Wong was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. She died on February 3, 1961. She is remembered as an international film star, fashion icon, television trailblazer, and a champion for greater representation of Asian Americans in film. She continues to inspire actors and filmmakers today.Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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08/15/2022 08:19 am
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Well done, commems!  |
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They could've just put actress on the quarter..plenty of room...same for Sally Ride...astronaut. IMO.
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I think on one of the quarters they did mention what the woman was famous for... but only in Spanish.
TBH as far as the reverse is concerned the Anna May Wong quarter is probably the best of the series so far, though as I've only seen pics, not actual coins, I'm not sure I could meaningfully compare.
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They could've just put actress on the quarter..plenty of room...same for Sally Ride...astronaut. I think we have enough words on the coins already, no need for even more useless space eating! I'm thoroughly enjoying the series so far, the 2023 designs look much nicer to me. I hope that trend continues. |
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I hope that trend continues.  I do too...I will be getting a folder to put my circulation finds into. KK |
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Edited by datadragon
08/16/2022 4:12 pm
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Quote:Heres the 2023 American Women Quarters Reverse Candidate Designs Maria Tallchief Anyone knows what do the weird symbols mean? They're in all the designs, so they probably represent something meaningful, but I don't recognize them and Google isn't helpful. EDIT: looks like they're supposed to be her name in Osage script. Edited by january1may
08/16/2022 4:50 pm
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datadragon thats a Chuck E Cheese arcade token. My kids used them.I just think if they wanted to commemorate those woman they could of done better.
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Perhaps you are just wanting to relive your youth Hey datadragon not exactly. By the time I reached the arcade age of 7-9 years old it was the mid to late 1990s and the snes and n64 were hugely popular. I was born in 1987. |
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@kopper Ken "what the female is famous for"... yikes, dude. Just yikes. "The female"? Really?
Also, as others have pointed out, we don't include Wikipedia summaries on any other coins. Don't remember there being an explanation of who John Muir was on the 2005 CA quarter or who Caesar Rodney was on the 1999 DE...
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08/28/2022 10:26 am
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Perhaps you are just wanting to relive your youth: Not exactly. By the time I reached the arcade age of 7-9 years old it was the mid to late 1990s and the snes and n64 were hugely popular. I was born in 1987. When you mentioned 'arcade token' it first brought up in my mind the classic era of hanging out at arcades from around 1979-1984 which is the timeframe of those songs (from arcade games based songs from that era released on a vinyl album) and arcade video I posted. Some arcades of course continued into 1989 and even the 90s and beyond with a few still around today but very different of course as time went on. Quote:
Also, as others have pointed out, we don't include Wikipedia summaries on any other coins. Don't remember there being an explanation of who John Muir was on the 2005 CA quarter or who Caesar Rodney was on the 1999 DE Generally I do see a lot of discussion about the people who are found on coinage such as in public ccac and Commission of Fine Arts released memos about their choices but the average person has never seen those. The mint could potentially add some info to their product pages etc but historically the people on coinage were well known in many cases and did not usually require additional info to know who they, at least, might be in general. Edited by datadragon
09/02/2022 1:47 pm
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