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First off, I haven't been on here in quite some time. So in regards to a new quarter reverse of Washington Crossing The Delaware, I think it's a bit redundant having him featured on both the obverse and reverse. Looking over the design concepts I wasn't impressed with any of the options. They are all too "busy" and too reminiscent of the designs of the previous quarter series'. Why not use a different eagle design or a Statue of Liberty design...you know, something that symbolizes America? But I will say I look forward to having ONE design rather than 5 yearly designs.
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But I will say I look forward to having ONE design rather than 5 yearly designs. The bright side.  |
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Lincoln was on the OBV and REV of the cent from 1959 until 2008.
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Lincoln was on the OBV and REV of the cent from 1959 until 2008. 2009. He was on two of the bicentennial reverse designs that year. |
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So now we need Washington doing some thing else? Why not showing Washington bragging about his wooden teeth? That would be a great advertisement for the dentist industry. And him crossing a river could be a thing for the boating industry. Maybe if we leave him off the Obverse, then having him on a boat in a River would be OK? But then we would have to have something different on the Obverse. Hey! what about Coolidge?
I stopped collecting Quarters after the State stuff.
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Ultimately we collect what we want to collect...a hunk of metal (or for that matter any substance) stamped with a value that is acceptable for exchange at that given value to me is a coin...I am OK with NIFCs...i.e. Kennedy halves...but I have no use for 5oz 3 in ATB silver rounds...those are art pieces or for bullion hoarders...same as the Walking Liberty 1oz'ers. KK |
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The beginning step towards the United States losing it's identity through coinage design. No longer will an eagle appear on a U.S. circulating coin, technically began in 1999. The very word LIBERTY has been stricken from the obverse of the Innovation dollar. Clearly there is room yet it has become confined to the edge in tiny lettering.
No longer unique but globally compliant.
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Why not use a different eagle design or a Statue of Liberty design Because the law says it has to be Washington crossing the Delaware. Quote:
But I will say I look forward to having ONE design rather than 5 yearly designs. If the President signs the bill sitting on his desk this "permanent" design will only be around for one year, and then we get 11 more years of five designs a year. |
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Unfortunate there were no electronic us coin forums back in the 19 century (and up through the mid 1990s). Wonder how they would read concerning US coin design?
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I guess they had to try something after they failed to go for ATB round two. |
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I'm glad the original 32-98 design is returning to the obverse. However I'm not keen on the proposed reverse. I was so disenfranchised with the quarter programs I just didn't bother collecting them. Maybe quarter fatigue? I have zero interest in the dollar coin program as is. The edge lettering is where I drew the line. There is plenty of room on the obverse for the date and mintmark.
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The beginning step towards the United States losing it's identity through coinage design. No longer will an eagle appear on a U.S. circulating coin, technically began in 1999. The very word LIBERTY has been stricken from the obverse of the Innovation dollar. Clearly there is room yet it has become confined to the edge in tiny lettering.
No longer unique but globally compliant. I think you're seeing bugers in your oatmeal. While recent events make me fear for our liberties, the depiction on the reverse of this quarter isn't one of them. To me it says that if someone messes with our liberties, we'll put a whippin' on them and kick the out of the country. I'm actually quite surprised that such a coin is going to be produced in today's politically correct environment. |
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The very word LIBERTY has been stricken from the obverse of the Innovation dollar. Go back further. It disappeared on the President dollars back in 2007. |
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 It looks better than I imagined at least |
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It is pretty busy. I wish they didn't feel the need to label it with "crossing the delaware," takes a wordy reverse a bit too far. But I do still like it, it's a far more dynamic depiction of the crossing than with the New Jersey quarter.
One design for the year (after the Tuskegee Airmen quarter comes out) will be nice
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Posted 12/26/2020 10:59 pm
