Criticizing Our Least Favorite Classic Coin Designs - Page 2

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argentum Pillar of the Community United States 1195 Posts	Posted 10/06/2012 1:31 pm I'm not much for the Peace dollar either. The crown she's wearing is ugly, and the model they used to depict Liberty is not that beautiful. Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 10/06/2012 1:38 pm Quote: My most hated design on any classic coin has got to be the Peace dollar. It is the ugliest coin in the whole Dansco type set album to me. I have no idea why anyone would draw liberty with her mouth open I agree. The reverse is great but the Obverse is poorly designed. Report this Post to the Staff
Hondo Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 10/06/2012 1:59 pm I'm actually really surprised at the number of folks who dislike the Peace dollar. I think it's a very beautiful and underrated coin. To each their own! Report this Post to the Staff
SmallEagle Valued Member United States 102 Posts	Posted 10/06/2012 2:41 pm Quote: find any coin with what I call the "chicken eagle" reverse unappealing. There are many of them....just hate the look of a skinny eagle. Ironically, those are my favorite (hence my username!) My least favorite are barbers - I honestly did think it was a man on the coin when I first started collecting. Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 10/06/2012 2:55 pm Quote: My least favorite are barbers - I honestly did think it was a man on the coin when I first started collecting. In fairness makeup has come a long way in the last 100 years Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/06/2012 10:31 pm Interesting about the Peace dollar, and some not keen on it. I prefer Morgans to Peaces. Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 10/06/2012 10:52 pm The Type II SLQ reverse junked up the clean Type I reverse by adding stars below the eagle and larger lettering. Type II SLQ is the "pimp my ride" of classic coin reverses. The Buffalo nickel Type II 1913 flat-plane reverse looks exactly like the cost-cutting measure that it was. The 2001 American Buffalo silver dollar and the Gold Buffalo coins use the Type I buffalo-on-mound reverse, enough said. MS Barbers are sure neat to see nowadays, but back in 1892, imagine what people used to seeing Seated Liberty coins must have thought of the new Barber series. Liberty's open mouth and spiky crown on the Peace dollar suggests a screaming banshee warrior ready to fight, cool in that context but an awkward thing to infer from a design ostensibly paying tribute to the end of World War I. Edited by DNA 10/06/2012 10:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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