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WpgLwr Pillar of the Community Canada 1082 Posts	Posted 05/04/2009 8:24 pm That last one looks too much like a tattoo. The pointy shield one with the scroll across it reminds me of those Doodle Art posters that were out in the '70s. And yes, the sheaf one looks too much like '20s-'30s German Rentenmark pfennigs. They're all too simple, have nothing historic about them, and look a lot like cheap tokens. Couldn't they come up with a outline map of the US, or the flag, or something? Or better still, go back to the Wheatie one year and alternate with the Lincoln Memorial the next... Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 08:41 am Or how about going back to the wreath? Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 08:51 am Quote: That last one looks too much like a tattoo. GREAT IDEA ! WHATEVER DESIGN THEY COME UP WITH, I'm GOING TO GET THAT TATOOED ON MY CHEST ! (just kiddin'..... ) Report this Post to the Staff
augsburger Pillar of the Community Germany 1063 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 10:28 am I think the designing of coins for a competition is quite hard. I have done several for British coins, and the problem is, you have to design something on paper, that will be judged on paper, for something that will be in essence, a sculptured piece of work. It is hard to know what something will look like when it is in your change, shining or otherwise. The coin might actually be quite popular when it comes out, it might not look so cartoony when it is on a coin. I mean, the Indian cent head looks cartoony. There have certainly been coins with similar designs to this, and they seemed to have come out of it alright. Report this Post to the Staff
daviscfad Pillar of the Community United States 4541 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 1:09 pm instead of a shielld nickel a shield cent I like em all. But I wouldnot mind seeing it nifc for a few years also Report this Post to the Staff
Hollywood Pillar of the Community United States 1228 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 1:43 pm I think a wreath would look nice like the older cents have on them ,but whatever it is it better make cents Report this Post to the Staff
Jim Archibald Valued Member United States 198 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 2:33 pm I think the basic idea will be approved subject to modification. I'd like to see a few changes myself. First have One Cent at the bottom, and E. Pluribus Unum on the ribbon. This would leave space for stars on the shield. I'd also like wheat ears added to either side, kind of tying in this design and the earlier Wheat cent. ~ Jim Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 4:02 pm I guess that this will just show how out of the loop I am with regard to US coins, but what will be on the obverse? (or is that still up for debate as well?) Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 4:21 pm As a joke, I personally think that it would be hilarious if the mint made both sides identical. They could also save $ on dies that way. Report this Post to the Staff
Gothic Florin Pillar of the Community United States 2541 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 5:11 pm Bring back large cents! Report this Post to the Staff
hugemistake2003 Valued Member United States 172 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 5:59 pm A lot of people are complaining the designs look cartoony. Well they do because they are cartoons! They're just drawings of the designs. You have to use a bit of imagination; think of how they'd look on a coin. I actually really like the shield design. It'd be a nice throw-back to the Shield nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 6:13 pm I agree. Now that I have seen the 2009 cents with my own eyes, I think they look a lot better than the drawings. Many coins look better or even worse than the original drawings; the Statehood Quarters being a prime example. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
louie_two_bits Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 7:03 pm The wheat design is too symetrical and not enough detail. The shield is too thin, and is too symetrical with too much open space. With nothing at the base of the coin, it appears incomplete. Most people like "wreath" coins, place a wreath on the coin around the edges and redistribute the motto and inscription...shrinking the ribbon, placing starts, etc. All of this could be properly done without making it too cluttered. But the design stinks as is and requires much more work before it would be ready to be placed on U.S. currency... -LTB Report this Post to the Staff
chris1222nascar Valued Member United States 314 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 7:09 pm I agree with jbuck. Once the design is on the coin and we have it in our hands, it may not look so bad. Report this Post to the Staff
tornandfrayed75 Valued Member United States 447 Posts	Posted 05/05/2009 9:02 pm Isn't the design supposed to depict Abe Lincolns legacy? Report this Post to the Staff
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