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Pillar of the Community
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Oh man, this is surely a dissapointment. I was hoping for one of the eagle designs. Oh well...
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ANYTHING is better then the 09's
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I hate to say it, but why haven't they just discontinued the cent? It costs more to make one than they are worth, and in today's economy...I just don't understand it I agree, but I would like to see the cent still issued in mint and proof sets. Quote:
It may look boring in that drawing, I bet it will look much better on metal. I agree, all four of the 2009 cents look way better in my hands than they did as line art or even as real photographs. |
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I don't think the coin in hand will improve the looks of this drawing. I'm completely disappointed. Looks like the opened up MSPaint and threw in some clipart. I think my set will end with 2009. =(
EDIT: I really liked LP17 or anything with the eagle.
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11/12/2009 6:32 pm
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My first thought, " You got to be kidding !! my 3 yr could have designed a better reverse." Who votes on these designs anyways?
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Not my pick, but it's better than the last one. The eagle was vastly superior to all the other designs.
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i like it. would not have voted for it but it is better than some other things they come up with
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Definately not my choice but I guess its better than a few of the other choices. Really would have liked the eagle designs.
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What it really looks like is a Civil War token. It is very similar to patrotic dies #192 thru 194, and 342 and 343. All of those have the same large spade shaped shield with an inscription around the top rim. On 192 - 194 the chief at the top of the shield is just the horizontal lines symbolizing blue, the 342 and 343 have stars there. 191 - 194 have a scroll across the lower part of the shield with the world UNION on it. This is 341 (similar but smaller shield than on 342 or 343)  This is 342  The die on the left is 193  Well the image links aren't working. They can be found on ebay auctions 380175703611, 110457043244, and 130294997477Edited by Conder101
11/13/2009 12:03 pm
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gawd0wns: It may look boring in that drawing, I bet it will look much better on metal.  A simple design translates well to metal (and, high speed 'business strike' coin production!) on a small coin like the Cent. The eagle design, fine though it is, is a copy of the reverse of the 1986 Statue of Liberty Gold $5 commemorative coin:  Let us not forget that the 'shield' was on almost all coins that circulated during Lincoln's lifetime (and the Shield nickel shortly thereafter), so it's an appropriate tribute to Mr. Lincoln (and the Civil War era) as well. The eagle reverse was also (historically) placed only on coins of 25¢ and above, and that was the general rule in Lincoln's time. (The Seated Liberty 25¢ to $1 coins of this era have shields on both sides of the coin!) If anything, I'd like to see that 1986 eagle reverse design put on the Quarter! |
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Maybe it will look a little better on the coin in hand. Since I collect only a few type coins and have few Lincoln and small cents, I am glad that this will not be something like the State Quarters and I bet this will be the last circulating US cent we shall see in use. |
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Quote:wheezydog: I am glad that this will not be (a rotating reverse design program) like the State Quarters, and I bet this will be the last circulating US cent we shall see in use. , on both counts! |
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Maybe I am the only one who feels this way but I think its a cryin' shame that the best designs are reserved for bullion. I think the bullion designs would be more revered from the masses if these designs were in circulation and not in a lock box.
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11/14/2009 11:19 pm
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I think the obverse should have been changed as well. What do you think? Also I don't like the font thats used on the reverse.
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The eagle reverse was also (historically) placed only on coins of 25¢
and above, and that was the general rule in Lincoln's time. Depends on when you are looking for your "historical". There were eagles on the dimes and Half Dimes from 1794 to 1837 and that includes about half of Lincolns lifetime. Plus there was also an eagle on the cent shortly before he was elected President and I bet those Flying Eagle cents circulated during at least the first part of the war, and probably for awhile afterwards. Probably one reason they haven't been on the dimes since 1837 is because the Mint and the Sec of the Treasury misinterpreted the law back around the late 19th century. When discussions came up about changing the designs on the dime, quarter, and half, they informed the artist submitting designs that the law forbade the use of an eagle on the dime. Actually the law made it's use optional on coins of less than a quarter dollar. (Current law specifies the eagle for the quarter half and dollar and make no mention either way about its use on the dime or cent. The law does require Monticello in the five cent.) |
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