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I'm too lazy to make an entire list right now but.... I'm shocked to see the Flying Eagle cent on this list. It's one of my favs. Not sure the presidential dolloar series deserves to be number 1 either. The special olympics commem was a disgrace for sure. I actually really dislike Franklin halves. Just never liked em. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am not really a fan of the Eisenhower dollar. It must rank down there with the British coinage uncrowned head image of Edward V11, for the same reasons. Fairly accurate imagery of of the President or King involved, just not numismatically attractive. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think you made a mistake with #5.
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United Kingdom
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I would disagree that the Ike dollar is a bad design. You might now like the man on the front but I do think two reverses used on the coin are very good. Apollo 11 Mission Insignia and the Liberty Bell with the Moon. How could either of those be considered as bad designs? I would put the reverse of the 1976 Quarter or some of State/Park quarters on the list before reverse of the Ike dollar. |
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From my perspective as an outsider, and judging "worst" based purely on my personal opinion of aesthetics: 10: Jefferson nickels (1938-2003 type) 9: Roosevelt dime8: Peac e dollar 7: Florida State Quarter6: Bicentennial Eisenhower dollar5: Special Olympics World Games dollar 4: Montana State Quarter3: any of the "Small Eagle" gold and silver coinage 2: Salt Lake City Olympics gold $5 1: Flowing Hair cent Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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United States
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Arrrr...cc99999-how come you put the seated liberty on there?
1.Matron head large cent
2.Classic head large cent
3.Pres dollars
4.SBA5.
5.Sacagawea
Thats my five, I don't have 5 more
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I actually like Eisenhower as a person and the Flying Eagle cent as a coin. I listed it only because of its very short tenure and its spartan- almost naturalistic design. I also agree that the Jefferson nickel is a fairly ugly coin from mint state to well worn and beat up. I don't know how I didn't consider that- and yes, there are some really ugly State Quarter reverses... like I said, just a fun exercise. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
 Flying Eagle cent. Actually, that is one of my favorites, beautiful coin.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1. SBA 2. Chain Cent 3. Eunice Shriver Commemorative 4. 1792 Birch Cent (two posts down) 5. Braided Hair Cent (& Half Cent) 6. Franklin half (or any Franklin Commemorative) 7. Any of the "newer" Jefferson nickels8. 9. 10. Edited by oih82w8
10/28/2011 10:54 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I much prefer the seated liberty set to the Barber type coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the flying eagle is only medium-ugly, but it also had a lot of manufacturing problems. Likewise, I think the SBA is only moderately poor artistically, but the biggest problem was that it looked and felt like a quarter. Same with the IKE, which has the same problem as earlier dollars with being an impractical size. The obverse design is also kinda goofy looking on such a large coin. I don't know what the OP has against seateds, I think they're some of the nicest 19th century designs, most of which I don't care for. Barber coinage is particularly ugly. Looks like a dude with gas expressing mild surprise. There are a whole host of commemoratives that are either uninspired or ugly, but that Special Olympics one does take the cake. The State Quarters are all over the place, maybe there's 5-10 that are attractive. I think I vote for Idaho as the worst. It's a stoned pigeon being held at gunpoint. The fusable alloy cent is the absolute winner in my book:  Quote:
3: any of the "Small Eagle" gold and silver coinage Which do you mean? Like classic gold coins or modern? Liberty head? Indian head? I agree about the Liberty head design, but the 20th century designs are amazing. Edited by CaptainFwiffo
10/28/2011 10:06 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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hmm... I think I'm gonna actually put some thought into this list..
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United States
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I will have to think about this one and get back later, but I would be curious to know what are your top five favorite State Quarter reverses. |
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United States
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Just for fun, this is my list of the 10 worst US coin series/ designs. What's everybody's list?
7. Eisenhower Dollar Quote:I am not really a fan of the Eisenhower dollar. If I were an evil moderator, I would ultimate-mega-perma-ban you both for those comments!   (Just kidding)  I have said before, I cannot really pick a worst, let alone a list of ten worst. But I can say that the 1995 Special Olympics Commemorative obverse is disturbing. |
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United States
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Posted 10/28/2011 03:03 am
