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PT Barnum actually lived in Bridgeport and at the time was the most famous resident from there. You mean the only person anyone ever heard of that could be associated with that jerkwater burg. Quote:
(but that year of coins was not a great one). It's not like there weren't enough coins issued that year. It's just that it's hard to say whether the concept or execution was the most craptacular for each and everyone of them. |
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Ok muddler, I agree. The Special Olympics coin has the ugliest dude ever on a US coin. But let's not forget that, in a huh moment, the first US silver commemorative celebrated a foreign monarch who is best known for multiple acts of ethnic cleansing. Designed, I might add, by the least creative chief engraver ever to work at the mint.
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I saw this post and thought "someone is going to change the Eagle" only to find out I'm the one that started it 2 years ago. I remember back when I had a memory,...well I think I remember  |
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I'd like them to stay with what they are doing. Sales are good and the coin has a great following. There isn't a reason to change it.
But if they're considering it, please stay away from the designs of yesterday. I'm tired of the mint dusting off old designs and telling us there isn't anyone worthy of producing new designs. Lets move on.
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@LXShutter The special Olympic coin is Eunice Shriver, tho not a flattering depiction the cause is good. There are many moments in our coinage where there may be question to the need for the commemoration but non the less we have them. Lets focus on the merits of the design not the underlying subject matter. Some may say Jefferson was imoral yet the coin is handsom. [URL="http://s1231.photobucket.com/user/muddler5/media/Commemorative/R1-05975-001A.jpg.html]  [/URL] |
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Speaking of design changes...I just bought some older bullion grade ASEs the other day and there was one that jumped out at me and made me consider that it might be fake. It was a 1988 (all the rest were 1994 and newer) which seemed to have a different luster to it, a bit more dished in the fields, and the area of the flag where the stars are is less detailed than the others. Are the early ASEs slightly different looking than the more recent ones? Everything else measures up (weight, thickness, diameter, ring test) so am wondering if there was a change in the look of the ASEs in this period
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Lets focus on the merits of the design not the underlying subject matter. I made no judgement about the subject matter. Just the ugliness of the Special Olympics coin. However, if we did focus on subject matter, modern commemoratives would totally blow away classics. I mean, who thought it was a great idea to commemorate Elgin, IL. A town famous for absolutely nothing. Oh, and let's throw in a year 1673 to reference Joliet and Marquette because something truly pointless needs no reason. |
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And the Elgin is on my want list as is the Cincinnati.
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If the mint ever decides to make changes to the SAE, I would suggest sticking with liberty as she is, but go with a different eagle each yr. I would love to see the mint run through all of the different eagles used on the US coins through our history. |
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The Walking Liberty design is well known as the United States silver bullion coin. It's not just collected nationally. Silver investors throughout the world own these and recognize them by that design. The only change I could see as beneficial is a reverse change.
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