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California quarter final design choice revealed

BikingnutBikingnut Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭
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As reported today in the San Diego Union Tribune.

California Quarter
US Navy CWO3 retired. 12/81-09/04

Looking for PCGS AU58 Washington's, 32-63.

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    LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,707 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What no state outline?

    Actually it's not too bad. I'll bet it looks nice in DCAM silver
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    LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,707 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is that a sublimina "Superman S" in the rocks of Halfdome?
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    paigowjohnnypaigowjohnny Posts: 4,257 ✭
    Well...it could've been worse....
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    JohnZJohnZ Posts: 1,732 ✭
    Another ho-hum State Quarter design.

    P.S., watch that link, pop-up city!

    We ARE watching you.

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    paigowjohnnypaigowjohnny Posts: 4,257 ✭
    When I think of California...I think of John Muir and a rock !!
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    BikingnutBikingnut Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭
    I should have mentioned the pop ups. The Union Tribune is notorious for popups. More than any other website I've seen. If you have a pop up blocker, turn it on. I actually like that design. Much better than the Michigan design, or should I say lack of design.
    US Navy CWO3 retired. 12/81-09/04

    Looking for PCGS AU58 Washington's, 32-63.
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    tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    I like it, and I'm a Californian (no, I'm not homosexual). Much better than something about Hollywood. Not too crowed, and John Muir was a very cool guy. Half Dome is a sight to behold!

    I approve.

    Tom
    Tom

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    jomjom Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If that's it...perfect! No Golden Gate and it has Yosemite (Half Dome). Cooooooooool!

    jom
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    PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,301 ✭✭✭
    image

    Link is pop-up city.
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    JohnZJohnZ Posts: 1,732 ✭
    I like it, and I'm a Californian (no, I'm not homosexual).

    I'm confused here. Are you not a homosexual even though you're a Californian, or are you not a homosexual even though you like the design?

    We ARE watching you.

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    ms70ms70 Posts: 13,951 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thankfully they left Hollywood off of it.

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    tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I like it, and I'm a Californian (no, I'm not homosexual). I'm confused here. Are you not a homosexual even though you're a Californian, or are you not a homosexual even though you like the design? >>



    Sorry for the confusion. I am a Californian. I like the design of the quarter. image I am not a homosexual.image

    Tom
    Tom

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    chrisfuccionechrisfuccione Posts: 81
    Design looks good. Looks like they had put some thought into is and it was not done by committee
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    laserartlaserart Posts: 2,255 ✭
    It should have had some fault lines in it.
    "If I had a nickel for every nickel I ever had, I'd have all my nickels back".
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    JohnZJohnZ Posts: 1,732 ✭
    What's wrong with being homosexual? And what the hell does it have to do with the price of tea in China?

    We ARE watching you.

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    Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
    Another study in mediocrity.
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    BikingnutBikingnut Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭
    It should have had some fault lines in it.

    Eventually as dies wear out and break, fault lines will appear.image
    US Navy CWO3 retired. 12/81-09/04

    Looking for PCGS AU58 Washington's, 32-63.
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    SDCollectorSDCollector Posts: 886 ✭✭
    Not bad. At least John Muir has legs. (Everytime I look at the Illinois state quarter I think, where's Abe's legs?) I liked the modern design (waves and sun) that was one of the finalist. But I guess my expectations are so low now that I've lowered my standards considerably.

    And I read the San Diego UT sports section every day and the popups are ridiculous!
    Bill
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    StuartStuart Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool! I like it! John Muir and Yosemite are a wonderful California State Quarter design!!

    I agree that Half Dome and the entire Yosemite National Park is a real national treasure... Every time I visit there it's like being in a different world...

    Stuart

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    mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    It's OK, not stellar, but better than many out there. Half dome is a good recognizable symbol for CA. I'm originally a Californian but got out. Now I live 18 miles from CA.
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    coinmickeycoinmickey Posts: 767 ✭✭
    I was hoping the gold prpspector would make it on there...but this is not half bad given some of the recent quarter designs, Michigan and Florida for instance. As someone noted earlier. the Silver Proofs are going to look nice.
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    SequiturSequitur Posts: 1,195
    Yes, the design should have given at least a nod to the gold rush. But compared to some of the horrific designs on these quarters, we should be thankful the Mint didn't muck this one up too bad. (Golden Gate bridge would have been particularly stupid.)

    Can't wait to see the silver proof version in hand.
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    BearBear Posts: 18,954 ✭✭
    Not bad, but it shuda had a bear on it, somewhere.
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    ConstellatioCollectorConstellatioCollector Posts: 1,909
    I'm pleased they left "Hollyweird" out of the coin design. Anyone who has visited Hollywood knows that it isn't really that nice of an environment (dirty, nothing to see).
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    XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    Another crappy state quarter. I'm surprised they didn't put the Hollywood sign in the background, too.
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    mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Not bad, but it shuda had a bear on it, somewhere. >>



    Like a big bear sneaking up on Johnny boy about tho give him a wedgie.
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    clackamasclackamas Posts: 5,615 ✭
    I like it.
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    CladiatorCladiator Posts: 17,928 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm a Californian and I like it. I pretty much detest state quarters as collectables but I'll be picking up a 69 or 70DCAM when that one comes out.
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    WeissWeiss Posts: 9,938 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That guy is HUGE!!!
    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
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    CoinHuskerCoinHusker Posts: 5,033 ✭✭✭
    Well, I'll say this much. it's better than Alabama's.
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    ursabearursabear Posts: 1,888
    I like it. It is different.

    Just like the gov saying "KAHL-ee-FOUR-nya"
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    GATGAT Posts: 3,146 ✭
    The people living in, "Babylon by the Bay", otherwise known as San Francisco, are a tiny part of Calilfornia's population. I live in San Diego County and am proud of it.
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    joecooljoecool Posts: 527
    It's better that the ocean wave design.....

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    Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    It's not great but it is better than the proposed designs. Still when I look at it the first thing that runs through my mind is "One second later, the eagle clawed out John Muir's eyes."
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    MyqqyMyqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭
    Is 2 BILLION going to be enough?? Is that like 8 for every man, woman, and child living in the U.S. ?? image
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    MoneyLAMoneyLA Posts: 1,825 ✭
    I think that "s" is pretty obvious and leads to.... (can it be)... and "ex" that follows it... another SUBLIMINAL SEX like the "sex" that apperaed in Lincoln's beard in the $5 bill printed during the 1960s... hmm... cheers, alan mendelson
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    ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭
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    Boring, just like all the other state quarters so far. JMO.
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    12345678901234567890 Posts: 395
    I like it. I'll get a nice proof for my type set... I might even be able to even get a nice PCGS PF-69DC if I try.
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    nankrautnankraut Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭
    I like it.image
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    RGLRGL Posts: 3,784 ✭
    It sucks, like 99 percent of the other state quarters ... everyone associated with the State Quarter program is artistically bereft.
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    BurritoGrandeBurritoGrande Posts: 177
    I suppose I just don't care for the state quarters. Though this is not as bad as some, they mostly seem too busy, design-wise, and overly detailed to compensate for the lack of relief.

    The only one I've really liked has been New Hampshire. It has a nice simple design. Some of the Colorado designs look promising, as well.
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    MoneyLAMoneyLA Posts: 1,825 ✭
    Frankly, I would have preferred the waves ... that would have stood out from the rest.

    Or, either of the two designs I proposed:

    1. Ford bronco being followed by police cars on the freeway

    2. a san andreas fault quarter that splits in half under pressure creating two "12 and a half cent" coins

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    richbeatrichbeat Posts: 2,288 ✭
    The design they picked is pretty good, but I like the waves and sun design as it is a bit more abstract and different from the rest. image
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    SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I give it a definite imageimage

    And I'm a native Californianimage

    Steve
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    JLWJLW Posts: 583
    I also like it, (born and raised on the Central Coast of California). I thought for sure our design would have had the Golden Gate bridge on it (In fact I would have bet Rosie O'Donuts counterfeit marriage license on it!) What is in and goes on in San Francisco DOES NOT define our great state, thankfully!
    Joe
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    BothuwuiBothuwui Posts: 484 ✭✭
    I like the design as well, but there is definitely too much text cluttering it up. Not much of my pocket change has to tell me it's Abraham Lincoln on the penny. Maybe some people could benefit on the nickel and dime, as many people don't have a clue what president is on them (hard to believe huh?). Anyway, design = good. Words = bad. Overall = Acceptable.
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    callawayc7callawayc7 Posts: 303 ✭✭✭
    I'm from California and I think it sucks! Half dome is ok but I don't want another dead person on my coins! The coins from each state are suppose to represent the state. Who thinks of John whats his face when they think of California?image
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    ealandgealandg Posts: 705
    I agree. The design would be better without the dead guy. I would also have preferred a prospector.

    I'm was born and raised here in California, and I don't think of Yosemite or John whatshisname when I think of California...

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