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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have found little with these quarters to be excited about.
Every state has had the opportunity to express its stand on independence and freedom, but what has been the over riding theme (tourism) .
They should have just put the state flags on the reverse and taken all artistry out of them !!
If I was to choose a favorite at this point, Kansas would get my vote , with the depiction of the Bison . Now this may change when I actually get to see the Nevada quarter in my hand.
Rick
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01/30/2006 1:12 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cf...ews/50sq.cfmThis is the link to the US Mint kids site where there is a brief description of each of the quarters for the first 8 years of the program. They have all the designs for the 2006. It seems that the styles, choice of content, has changed over the years. The early coins seem to have a historic theme. Now the theme is beautiful scenes of nature from each state. The 50 coins over 10 years, as a whole, is a fantastic concept. The mint could of made these as commemorative coins for collectors only and sold them at a hefty price. Circulating these coins adds so much to the common change you'll find in you pocket for years to come.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Being an artist I tend to agree with the sentiment that most of them are just plain ugly. I came up with designs of my own that are far better than most of those used, but I tossed all of mine because the Mint is placing their engravers' initials on the designs rather than the actual designers. Sorry, but I don't need any of my art to be signed by someone else.
Most of the ugly problem with these coins is that they are struck with dies made with the single-squeeze die making technique. This makes the designs flat and lifeless. Until the mint gives up on trying to cheapen coins, there will never be a really nice, collectible design on our coins. Pretty simple. All of the designs we revere as being some of the nicest this country has ever had were all deep, high relief designs. That's what is required to make a design nice.
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Pillar Of The Community
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Metalman just wait until you see the buffalo's this year! While I like Kansas as I actually started last year buffalo hunting on horseback in Kansas! So, the coin has special meaning for me, due to its design as well as the date!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I continue to like Rhode Island the best, however, Nevada may become my favorite after I've seen one up close. New Hampshire is my least favorite.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Originally posted by crystalk64
I actually started last year buffalo hunting on horseback in Kansas!
Hunting with that bow and arrow wearing a loin cloth in freezing temps. I'll bet that smarted!!!  |
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Well Old Dan, I cheated just a bit and carried a Smoke Pole! As for the loin cloth, well, I might have went as a cowboy in all the required reproduction clothing and I might have had military artic thermals sewn into those reproduction pants that were held up by suspenders! And, I may have had some insulated underwear and if it did get real cold I might have left the cowboy hat in the dugout and wore a muskrat hat with the big floppy ears that fold down like the old trappers and Canadian troopers might have had way back then? I guess I am going to have to get a darn photo posted (finally) so you can see just how I roughed it on the plains!
Old Dan I just couldn't bring myself to wear my Sunday Best loin cloth as it really doesn't do me justice without the headress with all the feathers and I just couldn't make myself take the chance of getting my headress dirty or losing a feather! I hate it when that happens and so do all the birds when I do!
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02/12/2006 8:37 pm
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Moderator
 United States
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The gauntlet has been thrown downThe Knights have had to withstand the punishment of listening to the complaints of the State Quarters. Australia does not have as many states or territories, but in The federation Coins were minted in both 20 & 50 cent denomations. So we invite you to view and comment them on the Australian section of this forum. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...?FORUM_ID=64
rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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02/12/2006 7:36 pm
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Pillar Of The Community
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Well 2006 is off to a great start as the Neveda quarter is very attractive! This will be the best year for the State Quarters, without a doubt, and there are MORE buffalos coming!!! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like the DE, MA, NC, MS, FL,TX, OR and KS best. Ironically, I think that TX, outline and all, works as a design becsue it isn't too "busy". Here's one writer's take on the designs thus far- 5 best and worst: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarep...ratings.htmlDon |
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United States
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Originally posted by toast
2001 New York: 1788 Gateway to Freedom. The Statue of Liberty shouts New York and is recognisable around the world so I think that design is well chosen. Now about the map of the state in the background, it has a huge line running through it, with the words Gateway to Freedom nearby. Is this line representing a road inland? An outline if required would have been better than a filled map, which makes Liberty left hand hard to see.
2001 Rhode Island: 1790 The Ocean State. A sailboat and a bridge. The water hides the boats hull, and the bridge looks a bit like wings off the sail. I think they could of done better. It lacks History or identification with Rhode Island.
The line on the New York map is the historic Erie Canal (the "gateway" to freedom). The ship on the Rhode Island quarter is the Reliance, a racing ship built in Rhode Island which won the America's Cup race in 1903. The bridge is the Pell suspension bridge near Newport. |
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Australia
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Thanks Dcarr for the explaination of the symbolism of those two coins. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Since my posts of several weeks ago, I have spent considerable time collecting really nice uncirculated quarters. As I have added them to my collection, I have studied each ome carefully, and even learned a few things about some states I didn't know previously.
Oddly enough, my likes and dislikes haven't changed. Rhode Island remains my favorite, with Nevada a close second. New Hampshire I don't care for.
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