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POLL: Favorite state quarter!

lclugzalclugza Posts: 568 ✭✭
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What is your favorite state quarter? And I would like you to tell me the reasons why you picked that particular one.
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  • WWBillmanWWBillman Posts: 900
    New Hampshire, LOVE the motto....
    Bill

    The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
  • ursabearursabear Posts: 1,888
    I picked Mississippi (even though it's harder to spell) because I'm partial to Magnolias (I like mountain laurel and rhododendron, too). I do like our state quarter (North Carolina) because I think the Wright flyer is quite cool.
  • gmarguligmarguli Posts: 2,225 ✭✭
    Where is none? They are all rather dull.
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,701 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome Ursabear.

    I like the Delaware, and the sentiment on the New Hampshire, but went with
    Rhode Island for the artwork.
    Tempus fugit.
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    Why the New Mexico SQ of course, maybe some of the squares will realize we are a State within the USA. image
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  • SarasotaFrankSarasotaFrank Posts: 1,625 ✭✭
    I also think the New Hampshire SQ is striking. The Mississippi is a beautiful cameo, IMHO.
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  • freebluefreeblue Posts: 82 ✭
    TN!
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  • PushkinPushkin Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭
    None yet, so far a very disappointing series (dislike the Michelin Tire Man on Ohio and the stock car on Indiana the most - if Louisiana just had a pelican, it might get an OK - but I'm waiting for the coin with the cat on it, Maine should have had America's own beautiful, loving, intelligent, Maine Coon cat image - at least the Isle of Man got that right - but Maine couldn't, they could only come up with a syrupy tree, pure treakle!). image
  • NoviceKrisNoviceKris Posts: 251
    I think the MIssissippi art made the most of the medium at hand and created a very beautiful and interesting piece. While it may have been short on being profound or inspirational or historically significant, the beauty of the engraving, with the limitations at hand, made it the most eye appealing, IMHO.

    Kris
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  • critocrito Posts: 1,735 ✭
    I voted for New Hampshire too. Motto (which I had tattooed on my forehead, JK) old man of the mountain (I'm a mountain man at heart) and the incuse lettering (not seen since indian head 2 1/2 gold piece) makes it my fav. Not the prettiest, just the most interesting (in this conformist, "group think", Borg society.) Some animals don't breed in captivity (bears do however.)
  • birddogbirddog Posts: 21
    GEORGIA ~ My home for 66 years.
    The beautiful North Georgia mountains, the gorgeous Georgia barrier islands, the corn fields, the wheat fields, the sweet Geoagia peaches both on the peach trees and on two legs, and most of all those great Georgia folks.
    Georgia is always "On My Mind".

    Y'all come & stay a while

    Make your self at home

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  • joemon2joemon2 Posts: 56
    I like the Massachusetts 25c for it's colonial ties and uncluttered design.
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  • PetescornerPetescorner Posts: 1,220 ✭✭
    I've liked the Delaware quarter best ever since it came out. It is the simplest design. It seems like ever since then, the states have been competing to see how much stuff they can fit on to the coin. Too much clutter!
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,239 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I voted for the Delaware because I was born and raised there and there are so few numismatics items that one can collector from the state. There are no Civil War tokens, no Hard Times tokens, a few medals, some colonial paper and of course the Delaware commemorative half dollar. Still not a lot when you compare it to New York, Ohio or Massachusetts.
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  • TheNumishTheNumish Posts: 1,628 ✭✭
    I pick Maryland because that was where I am from and I wanted to be unique. That quarter is so boring no one is going to vote for it.
  • psxchellypsxchelly Posts: 568 ✭✭
    Kentucky.

    my bookie likes me... especially this year.
  • littlewicherlittlewicher Posts: 1,822 ✭✭
    I think they just show the uncreativeness of Americans, in my humble opinion.


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  • ANACONDA2ANACONDA2 Posts: 225
    i picked new york because of the tragdy of 9/11image
  • oldcameoproofsguyoldcameoproofsguy Posts: 3,174 ✭
    My favorite is by far the Perfect Storm Virginia State Quarter.


    Perfect Storm Virginia State Quarter

    Seriously though, I don't believe any of the designs are really great. Some day one will come along that I'll actually want to pull from change.


    My Barbers
  • DCAMFranklinDCAMFranklin Posts: 2,862 ✭✭
    Tennessee (TN) of course. Country music, Memphis jazz and the KING!
  • FlashFlash Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭
    I voted for Mississippi. One interesting thing about that design, is that it is the only one created solely by the U.S. Mint without input from the state. Mississippi did not have a State Quarter Design Committee.
    Matt
  • Kejun99Kejun99 Posts: 81 ✭
    Deleware mostly for the same reasons that "Dan....not Pete) did ! Simplified, well proportioned, organized, focused, uncluttered, strong statement and Purpos of design...and I'm from New York. It was a toss up tho between this and Mississippi.. That's a BEAUTIFUL design/ coin.
    Kenimage
    Ken
  • lclugzalclugza Posts: 568 ✭✭
    For a poll asking your favorite from amongst older types of quarters look here.
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  • RGLRGL Posts: 3,784 ✭
    All the Mississippi fans obviously collect Barbers ... image
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    The Ludlow Brilliant Collection (1938-64)

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  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    I kinda like the novelty Arkansas, with Clinton getting a BJ...
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • BNEBNE Posts: 772 ✭
    The peeing Minuteman!!

    Wait, no, I voted for Vermont. It is very evocative, and I like the bare trees. It has "atmosphere."
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  • laserartlaserart Posts: 2,255 ✭
    but Maine couldn't, they could only come up with a syrupy tree, pure treakle!). image
    pushkin, that was Vermont. Maine will have a light house and a double masted ship on the rocky coastline
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  • calgolddivercalgolddiver Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like the one's that cost me 25 cents - that would be ALL of them !!!! Fits my son's budget very well.
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