Poll: which is the ugliest coin of the 20th century?

Steve27 · May 16, 2003 1:45AM

My pick was Susie B. with Ike a close second.

paigowjohnny · May 16, 2003 1:50AM

Ike is an "Old Masters" work of art compared to Susie.....

Now if you had thrown frankies on the list rather than "other"...we'd have quite the conundrum

topstuf · May 16, 2003 1:50AM

Dat Eunice Shriver commem has gotta be up there.

CapAnson · May 16, 2003 1:50AM

sacagawea is saved by the nice reverse design...

Russ · May 16, 2003 1:53AM

That one blows away the list in your poll.

Russ, NCNE

byergo · May 16, 2003 1:54AM

Shriver commemerative by a landslide. You wanna talk about butt-ugly!

Higashiyama · May 16, 2003 1:54AM

If you include modern commems, you have a lot to choose from.

Among the poll options, Sacagawea is by far the best looking (I would certainly not rate it anywhere near ugliest), though the design could be viewed as a bit banal.

DAM · May 16, 2003 2:18AM

I chose other...

For all the above!!!

Russ,

Your coin should definitely be included.

jeffnpcb · May 16, 2003 2:18AM

FRANKLIN AND KENNEDY HALVES!! That qualifies for a half dollar coin!!

ARCO · May 16, 2003 2:23AM

I would have to say that the zinc cent is the ugliest coin by far. It is chinzy, cheesy and seems like kids money out of a crackerjack box. At least the SBA and Ike have some size and heft to them, have a silver exterior and have reeded edges. That gives them much more life than the lowly zinc cent that nearly floats away in a strong wind.

Tyler

byergo · May 16, 2003 2:24AM

The Sac model was pretty hot. It didn't fully translate to the coin however!

supercoin · May 16, 2003 2:47AM

Hmm... seems to be an overabundance of dollar coins in this poll. In fact, those listed are the only 3 series I collect.

paigowjohnny · May 16, 2003 2:49AM

vega1 · May 16, 2003 3:01AM

My "other" vote was for the Franklin Half. Sorry to the Franklin lovers out there, my opinion only.

If it makes you feel better I *love* Barber coinage, which to some has questionable aesthetics, each to his/her own.

hookooekoo · May 16, 2003 3:15AM

SBA's were just plain ugly (except for the reverse).

I found the Golden Dollar to be very interesting (obverse included). They even look better if they've been in circulation (some finger grease to cut down the shine of a BU coin).

ER · May 16, 2003 4:13AM

SBA, hands down.

drsvenghali · May 16, 2003 4:21AM

Eunice baby! She gets my vote.

newsman · May 16, 2003 4:22AM

I chose the SBA, but there are lots of runners-up in the modern commems series, such as the Shriver monstrosity. I'm sure when the Kennedys pushed that one through the Congress they didn't expect the Mint to make her look like a man.

IrishMike · May 16, 2003 4:24AM

Barber coinage especially the chicken vulture looking eagle on the reverse. That is the most pathetic rendition of an eagle I have ever seen on a coin. It looks like Don Knotts modeled for the bird.

lclugza · May 16, 2003 4:32AM

Eunice gets my vote, with the SBA second.

fishcooker · May 16, 2003 5:10AM

Toned Crapajawea.

Elcontador · May 16, 2003 5:12AM

It's a close call, but I think the Franklin Half is uglier than the SBA $.

DoubleDime · May 16, 2003 5:14AM

My vote also goes to the Shriver Silver Dollar.

mercurynut · May 16, 2003 5:16AM

By far the sac......the only uglier coin I can image is one Hillery Clinton or Roose Odonnel lol

fishcooker · May 16, 2003 5:19AM

Whoa! That Eunice coin makes Sac look hot.

Can you imagine one of those Eunice coins drab-toned like the typical Frankie.

Definately scary

mdwoods · May 16, 2003 5:35AM

Eunice coin for sure. She looks like Christopher Columbus with a bad, bad hangover.

lordmarcovan · May 16, 2003 6:04AM

Shriver is way up there, if not at the top. But my least favorite design is this:

And why strike a coin marking the thirty-eighth anniversary of an event? That's a bit weird, isn't it?

The Korean War vets deserved a better coin.

BASEagle · May 16, 2003 6:08AM

Something to do with the 38th parallel.

Shriver gets my vote.

Mike

hughesm1 · May 16, 2003 6:10AM

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That one blows away the list in your poll. Russ, NCNE >>

Russ, you sure thats not the Diane Hager commemorative?

lordmarcovan · May 16, 2003 6:14AM

<< <i>Something to do with the 38th parallel. >>

BASeagle, thanks. I never thought about that.

wingedliberty · May 16, 2003 6:21AM

Lordmarcovan:
Fascinating. That is actually one of my favorite designs.
My least favorite is the Alabama quarter, by far.

Brian

lordmarcovan · May 16, 2003 6:38AM

I don't know why I've always instinctively hated that design. Maybe because it looks like a child's drawing to me. Maybe I'm not being fair; after all, there certainly are uglier coins out there. But I've never liked the Korean War buck, or most of the Olympic coins, either, for that matter.

Dabigkahuna · May 16, 2003 6:42AM

Russ,

I think Mark is right!

That does look like Dianne H. on the Shriver dollar!!

Gets my vote!

Larry
Chop Chop Kahuna

Draco · May 16, 2003 6:52AM

Top Four UGLY are: Franklin half (sorry Lucy), SBA, Eisenhower, and Peace. Of course, all of these designes are beautiful compared to at least 60% of all commemorative coins.

I know I'm in the minnority, but I love the Sacagawea design