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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I simply don't have the words, so I'll let the picture speak.  Edited by OldSkoolMadSkilz
01/28/2015 10:10 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10034 Posts |
First impression - he looks sad. I was not expecting this - was expecting something more like the halves. I still want one to put with the halves though.
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Valued Member
United States
317 Posts |
I like the depictions of the first two president but dislike the last two. I wish they had gone with a frontal on Kennedy and LBJ just doesn't look right.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1158 Posts |
This whole coin series has gone from bad to worse. They made him look like he is 65 in this photo If it didn't have a name on it could you tell it was supposed to be this man?  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'm not a Presidential dollar collector (and being in Canada, I'm not going to see them either), but it's a bit strange compared to the rest because the other presidents don't look downwards. The first thing I thought when I saw the design is that they were making it look like this painting of him:  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2077 Posts |
He's sad because he realized that his coin looks nothing like him, and the elephant skin jacket he is wearing is getting heavy.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2805 Posts |
That's not a bad one. I'm OK with innovative angles on coin portraits.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2077 Posts |
It's not the angle that bothers me. It's the fact that it doesn't look anything like him. And I can't stop looking at his right shoulder to figure out what's going on there. The perspective is way off.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2517 Posts |
Here is a webpage where they have posted the design candidates of the dollars: http://mintnewsblog.com/2014/03/201...not-present/They did pick an odd one for Kennedy. I don't know what he actually looks like (nor I am good with faces) so I'm not going to comment on his appearance. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well I'm glad they didn't choose Ice Sculpture Kennedy (JFK-05). Some horrible artwork on that page.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I actually think it would be amazing if they had used a downward-facing portrait for those presidents who died in office or were assassinated. Half-mast US flag on the reverse.
Ah well, hindsight is 20/20...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
797 Posts |
That is a terrible depiction of JFK.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1358 Posts |
If they were basing the coin on that painting... I remember hearing or reading that the painting was actually based on Robert Kennedy (it was painted after JFK's assassination), which is why the interesting angle. Edit: This ( http://www.omgfacts.com/lists/9946/...ial-Portrait ) iffy source was the only one I could find right now that says this, so maybe it's not true. Edited by coinsearcher83
01/29/2015 4:35 pm
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 United States
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I actually think it would be amazing if they had used a downward-facing portrait for those presidents who died in office or were assassinated. Half-mast US flag on the reverse. Yes, that would have been fitting.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would have picked JFK04, but this one isn't as bad as the remaining choices. I do not think it is all that bad.
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