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A lot of people prefer one style to the other. I'd say that most people on this website would prefer the classic style in terms of its beauty and aesthetic satisfaction.
Well, for those folks, can you find one modern style coin that you like?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Ike's and SBA for me for US moderns. A couple of the state and ATB Quarters are nice too but for the most part I like what the world mints are doing a lot more than the USA mint. |
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US Gold and silver Bullion coins and the commemoratives is about all...the US Mint segwayed into competition with the Canucks and musta used the same lame designers....  |
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Can't say that I like any moderns . I guess I'm just an oldie's but goody's .  |
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I don't think we can call the modern gold and silver bullion coins "modern style" because the obverses are virtually identical to classic pieces. Among circulating coins, I favor the SBA and Sacagawea dollars. I like the depiction of Liberty on the platinum bullion coins; some of the reverses are great as well. Last year's high relief gold is great on both sides. I like the 2000 bimetallic Library of Congress commemorative too, but maybe it's just the bimetallic part that is most interesting. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I like the classic designs a lot better.
Errers and Varietys.
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My first thought was this coin:  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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I have appreciation for both.  You cannot get to where you are going unless you know where have been or something like that.  |
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I also like bison nickel, along with many quarter designs.
I whip out silver proof quarters once a while to look at all those state designs ~~
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You just can't beat the classics. Why do you think most of our bullion coins show classic designs. They tried that gold dollar with the "puny" looking Liberty and that sucked.
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Quote:I like the Roosevelt dime for the moderns. And the Kennedy half is pretty formidable, too. I find it large and grandiose. Not many people would have made that choice.  |
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To be sure, the classic designs are more beautiful and of higher artistic merit. But I would have to say that the Ike, the Kennedy, and the Sacagawea (with its original eagle reverse) rank up there as well. And many of the ATB Quarters are worthy of mention as well. I did not consider any of the bullion pieces since, like others have said, they utilize old designs. |
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Old school classics from where I sit.
When I think of the moderns, I think of today's coins being fabricated with the assistance of computer aided design (CAD). Heck, I don't even think the Mint has a Chief Engraver today. For me, (JMO) some of the designs coming out of the Mint today are embarrassing to me as an American and a collector!
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Quote:Maybe Roosevelt dimes fall into the moderns, but they have had the same design since 1946 . It's hard to consider them anything but modern at this point given that the majority of their existence falls into the modern time frame. I'd say I wish they would make some changes to it, but after what they did to Lincolns and Jeffersons I hope they leave it alone. |
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