Poll: Indian Cent Date Aesthetics
Morgan White
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Poll: Indian Cent Date Aesthetics
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Interesting poll. Quite the contrast.
Not where I thought this was going.
After seeing the 1861, my mind was made up….until I saw the poll options. 😁
Longacre's original design is the best.
All the different fonts and varieties kind of what make me love this series so much!
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I never realized the diversity of the date design. Fantastic thread @Morgan White
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I have long been partial to the large straight date. I think it stems from the 1877 Indian Cent, which I desperately wanted when I was in high school. The 1874 to ‘79 cents had the same style date. The 1879 was good because it had the same date style and was cheap.
I like the Medium curved date overall. I like them all, but think this one fits the design visually. The 72 woodgrain really grabs me. I had a collection once of all woodgrain lacking only 5. Stuff happened and it went away. Very interesting post.
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Always preferred the overdates or MPD's.
I was going to vote for the third date style until I read the options and noticed how the earliest style curved the same way as the lettering. I feel like that one is more visually appealing. Neat thread, by the way. Polls are underrated.
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Tough call! I went for the original, initial logo because of the history and issues striking copper-nickel blanks. More die cracks, still some good repunched dates, etc. I do think each option has its merits and place in history.
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These are the years for the types above:
1859-1871 - Medium curved
1872-1873 - Small straight
1874-1882 - Large straight
1881-1882 is sort of transitional - not exactly straight.
1883-1890 - Large curved
1891-1905 - Huge date
1906-1909 - Reverted back to the medium curved date.