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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I haven't seen one in circulation yet. I recently purchased a silver proof set and have seen the proof version. I really don't care for this one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't think it does the state justice, but there is no doubt which state it represents. At least they didn't put an outline of the state on this one!
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Valued Member
 United States
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I not putting down Wyomingites, cowboys, or minimalism. When I think of Wyoming I think of the Rockies, the high plains, Old faithful, The Oregon trail, etc. This coin is so drab I honestly thought that it was either a weak strike or perhaps struck grease. It seems like more thought was put into the license plate than the State Quarter! The artwork submitted by children has more artistic merit. Speaking of the Oregon Trail, compare the commemorative half(either side) to this coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does anybody else think that the open fields on this coin might make bag marks and any other dings or scrapes really noticeable. Ten years from now it might make this coin hard to find with a real clear field. I think I might have to keep a couple rolls of these...just in case.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Edited by Conder101
10/02/2007 4:39 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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quote:
Does anybody else think that the open fields on this coin might make bag marks and any other dings or scrapes really noticeable
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The bag marks will be real noticeable. You won't see too many MS67's out there, unless SGS is grading it. Then it would be an MS70.
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New Member
United States
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Most of my childhood was spent in Wyoming. I suppose they could have gone for fancier designs, but the choice of the bucking horse is a safe choice. It's a well-established icon for the state, perhaps the strongest of all state icons. The UW athletics site has a nice discussion of the two variations of the bucking horse image: http://wyomingathletics.cstv.com/tr...eamboat.htmlThe coin depiction should be of horse named "Deadman" rather than "Steamboat" since the coin matches the license plate image. Other things I would have liked to have seen on the Wyoming quarter: Nellie Tayloe Ross, especially since she was the first female director of the U.S. Mint. Fort Laramie, which is more specific to Wyoming than the Oregon Trail The Teton Range, even though most of the people who live within sight of it are transplanted millionaires. [edited to fix a typo] Edited by wova4
10/03/2007 11:06 am
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
277 Posts |
I think it would have been better with detail rather than just a silhouette.
Fatcat
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Valued Member
United States
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I kind of like it. You know what they say, all the REAL cowboys come from Wyoming...
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Rest in Peace
United States
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We live in western Colorado, and have not seen the Wyoming quarter yet.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have gotten a few here in New Mexico ,, I think they are a bit bland and lifeless ,,the design has no real merit , and they are at this time my least favorite of all the SQ designs .
In fact they remind me of the many trips through wyoming that I have made in my life time,, great big empty and without attraction .
PS the only small piece of enjoyment was found in Little America .
Metalman
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, we (wife and I) got a couple as gifts at a NAJA Shrine function.
Ben
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Pillar of the Community
United States
792 Posts |
I have to agree with 7070. It needs some detail!
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