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Posted 01/22/2009 1:31 pm
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Can't say that all coins in my collection show the same level of "artistry/craftsmanship involved"
Some of the State Quarter designs are just awful, reflecting political considerations as they do instead of design standards.
Can't say that all coins in my collection show the same level of "artistry/craftsmanship involved"
Some of the State Quarter designs are just awful, reflecting political considerations as they do instead of design standards.
The unfortunate outcome of "design by committee", where some committee selects a bunch of elements to shoehorn onto a coin, which explains the scrapbook look to many quarters. I seem to recall the Lincoln Cent obverse was designed quite differently, where Teddy Roosevelt worked directly with Victor Brenner on the design adapted directly from a medal. Here, real art became a coin with a lasting presence--where is the artistry in most State Quarters? So is it really any wonder why the Lincoln Cent has held on for a century? 
