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Pillar of the Community
978 Posts |
This coin is even worse than the Washington-Carver half dollar and that coin is considered the worst commemorative half dollar ever.
This is just my opinion.
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Moderator
 United States
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It certainly ain't a pretty one, but I think that some folks like it.  |
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Valued Member
United States
361 Posts |
I like the concept of the design, but the execution is bad. The face is not even close to what she looks like...I thought they used professional sculptors. Photos of her do exist and they should have used them as reference, which they clearly did not.
I love LARGE fields and I would buy 1000 of these if the portrait was correct.but I can't even come to purchase one since it's not her face on the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3634 Posts |
 Good concept, poor execution. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6454 Posts |
It's. different? The words as clothing is a bold design choice, but it's hard to say that they nailed it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
24918 Posts |
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some people think that the Peace dollar is gorgeous, whereas I have a different opinion. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1048 Posts |
I find it particularly ugly and sloppy. It's as if the artist thought infusing the design with some contemporary weirdness (that the subject herself wouldn't recognize) would suffice to overcome a rather obvious lack of aesthetic quality. The decision to masculinize and Africanize the face of the woman is bizarre -- any may not have been the artist's intent. The face on the draft design released to the public in 2022 is much more realistic (see below). Not that African faces aren't just as beautiful as any other, it's just not who she was. But any political or social intent aside, I think the entire art of American coin production is aesthetically impaired these days. Something essential is lost in computer assisted design -- so much so that I find the modern renditions of the Morgan, Peace and Walking Liberty designs to be cheap & shallow reflections of the originals.   Edited by pristine2
08/16/2023 03:20 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
584 Posts |
You're right. I don't think she ever wore a sweater resembling a plate of spaghetti.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7174 Posts |
Not a fan either. Hondo, that was my thought also about the Peace dollar. Until my new unc showed up. Then the proofs just blew me away. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6454 Posts |
It says a lot that a coin design from 100 years ago can chew up and spit out any circulating coin that we've made since.
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Valued Member
United States
465 Posts |
It looks like some type of foreign money. You need a loupe or magnifying glass to see United States of America and one quarter. Bizarre!
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Valued Member
United States
466 Posts |
Personally, I like the coin and ordered a few rolls of it. Although, I cannot disagree on their missing accurate representation of her portrait, which was unfortunate.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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The Royal Canadian Mint took a similar approach last year on its commemorative silver dollar for Alexander Graham Bell. I'm not a fan!  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1962 Posts |
A design that busy [Jovita] should be on a planchet at least the size of a dollar, perhaps on a 2.5 inch medallion. Since the State Quarters series, more and more designs require a light and a magnifier to view. Edited by cptbilly
08/20/2023 3:00 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1648 Posts |
Interesting. When I first posted the designs, some didnt seem to like that one at that time. I mentioned later in the thread that I read the CCAC recommendation in depth at that point and sure seems they are completely on a different level with that design than the comments, saying it might be coin of the year. http://goccf.com/t/435645&whichpage=2#3748249We are all unique...just like everybody else  Edited by datadragon
08/20/2023 3:08 pm
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United States
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I will go against the mob. The design has grown on me. I like how it looks as a proof coin.
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Posted 08/16/2023 12:21 am
