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Coin designs: good vs. bad

dan1ecudan1ecu Posts: 1,573
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Many worn Buffalo nickels have no dates because of the way the coin was designed. Not that the coin doesn't look nice, but I think it would have been better to design it such that the date wouldn't wear off so quickly.

Can you think of other coins that leave something to be desired as far as their design is concerned? What would you have done differently?

Dan
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  • jeffnpcbjeffnpcb Posts: 1,943 ✭
    Standing Liberty quarters are another good example as well as the halves. Not so much the dates, but the heads on the coins.
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  • ClarkOfKentClarkOfKent Posts: 1,285
    What were they thinking? image


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  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,549 ✭✭✭
    What were they thinking?

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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    hey, thats a sharp 52, clean devices and field... yummy...
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  • ClarkOfKentClarkOfKent Posts: 1,285
    mdwoods, don't waste your prayers on me... I'm too far gone. image
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  • barberloverbarberlover Posts: 2,228 ✭✭
    To me the poorest design ever put on a u.s. coin has to be the 2 cent piece, that coin is the generic design of all time. That doesn't mean there aren't pretty 2 cent pieces, just looks like someone took 2 reverses and put them together. Les
    The President claims he didn't lie about taxes for those earning less then $250,000 a year with public mandated health insurance yet his own justice department has said they will use the right of the government to tax when the states appeals go to court.
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Les,

    You're dead meat.

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  • ClarkOfKentClarkOfKent Posts: 1,285
    < You're dead meat. >

    And, I was this close to partly agreeing. Um... what I mean is... uh.... those 2-cent pieces, wow! gotta love 'em! image
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  • jonesyjonesy Posts: 5,031
    Run Les Run!!!image
  • barberloverbarberlover Posts: 2,228 ✭✭
    O.k., i'll spell it out, the 2 centers that russ has are pretty, the nicely colored piece thats up for an ebay auction that was the subject of a thread here earlier is pretty, but the design itself is boring, generic crapola. Does anyone here think the 2 cent design is pretty, artistic, or imagenative ???? Les
    The President claims he didn't lie about taxes for those earning less then $250,000 a year with public mandated health insurance yet his own justice department has said they will use the right of the government to tax when the states appeals go to court.
  • dan1ecudan1ecu Posts: 1,573
    Yes, the 2-cent piece does look like two reverses put together. So does the shield nickel. Does anyone know why they didn't use a portrait of Lady Liberty on these coins?

    Dan
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Does anyone here think the 2 cent design is pretty, artistic, or imagenative ???? >>



    This, coming from somebody who loves the Barber design - and uses WebTV.

    Bwuahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

    All right, maybe the Two Cent piece isn't a work of art, but it is very historic in many ways. I like history.

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  • barberloverbarberlover Posts: 2,228 ✭✭
    Russ, the Barber design blows away the 2 center and the 2 cent design just blows!image

    And quit making fun of my web tv!!!!! LES
    The President claims he didn't lie about taxes for those earning less then $250,000 a year with public mandated health insurance yet his own justice department has said they will use the right of the government to tax when the states appeals go to court.
  • ClarkOfKentClarkOfKent Posts: 1,285
    I'm gonna have to jump in here in defense of the Barber designs. But, the webtv.... well.... image



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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,701 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The appearance of coins as they wear out seems to usually not be a consideration
    when coins are designed. This is a major oversight and many coins look much worse
    as they wear. Personnally I always thought the buffalo nickel retained it's artistic
    value even in lower grades despite losing it's numismatic value far earlier with the loss
    of it's date. Two other coins that seem to almost improve with wear are the Barber
    designs and the high relief Washington quarter 1932-1986.

    There are numerous world and ancient coins which seem to incorporate such consider-
    ations right into the original design.
    Tempus fugit.
  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    Point to remember here......Beauty is in the eyes of the beerholder..
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  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    I like our US coins, yea, there have been some ugly ones, but they are still part of our history. Just because some dates wore off of some beautiful coins (Buffalo, Walkers, and Standing Liberty to name a few) doesn't mean the coin was ugly. In matter of fact I would love to see designs like those return to our circulating coinage. (The best commemorative to date is the Buffalo Dollar-IMO).
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    OOH! Could you imagine a deep cameo proof commemorative of the Walker? YUM, YUM!

    Russ, NCNE
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  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Russ,

    They are called Proof Silver Eagles (for the obverse anyway).

    Tony

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

  • 66Tbird66Tbird Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭
    Chime in,,,,, I like the 2 C,,, a nicely stuck piece has good details in the wreath for one thing.
    Need something designed and 3D printed?
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Tony,

    Yeah, but I want the whole package. The Buff people got the whole package!

    Russ, NCNE
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  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Russ,

    I agree!

    Now, could you imagine if they did the entire US type set as commemoratives! I wouldn't want to miss a single coin!

    Tony

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

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