1) The Eunice Shriver coin is by the ugliest. This is surprising, because the Kennedy women normally were / are attractive. If Bo Diddley ever saw the Eunice Shriver coin, he'd surely say that it was "whooped by the ugly stick." If you are feeling sick and need to puke, you don't need to take meds, all you have to do is look at the obverse of this coin.
2) The SBA runs a close second. The obverse portrait reminds me of a female wrestler that went by the name of "La Bestia" ("The Beast.)" In that portrait, Ms. Anthony looks like she hadn't taken a dump in the last week.
3) Miss Liberty on the Matron Head Cent also looks to be a bit constipated.
4) An "honorable mention" should go to the hermaphrodite-looking Miss Liberty on the obverse of the Barber Coinage.
5) I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Franklin Half. I will cut the coin some slack because I think the reverse is attractive, but imo, Ben's portrait is only slightly less ugly than that of Eunice. I think Franklin Halves are so ugly, that one day, I just sold them all because I got sick of looking at them and didn't ever want to see them again. That was five years ago and I don't miss them in the slightest.
6) An honorable mention should also go to the Shield Nickel due to the lack of originality and creativity of its design.
7) I am also no fan of the Morgan Dollar, but by default, it is more attractive than any of the coins mentioned above.
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I take back what I said. My new vote is for the Presidential Dollars - all of them. On top of the fact that putting Presidents on special series is REDUNDANT, the whole design concept seems misguided - here we have a relatively large canvas, made even more so by many of the legends having been moved to the edge, which then get filled with big ugly heads. IMHO, if the Washington drew its inspiration from the 1982 half that honored, and the series went from there, it could have been quite special. Opportunity lost - and the worst part is we have ten years of largely lackluster leaders to look forward to. Hmmm - I think I'll get me a Warren G. Harding First Strike!
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And I agree about Morgans. I always thought they were ugly.
1) The Eunice Shriver coin is by the ugliest. This is surprising, because the Kennedy women normally were / are attractive. If Bo Diddley ever saw the Eunice Shriver coin, he'd surely say that it was "whooped by the ugly stick." If you are feeling sick and need to puke, you don't need to take meds, all you have to do is look at the obverse of this coin.
2) The SBA runs a close second. The obverse portrait reminds me of a female wrestler that went by the name of "La Bestia" ("The Beast.)"
In that portrait, Ms. Anthony looks like she hadn't taken a dump in the last week.
3) Miss Liberty on the Matron Head Cent also looks to be a bit constipated.
4) An "honorable mention" should go to the hermaphrodite-looking Miss Liberty on the obverse of the Barber Coinage.
5) I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Franklin Half. I will cut the coin some slack because I think the reverse is attractive, but imo, Ben's portrait is only slightly less ugly than that of Eunice. I think Franklin Halves are so ugly, that one day, I just sold them all because I got sick of looking at them and didn't ever want to see them again. That was five years ago and I don't miss them in the slightest.
6) An honorable mention should also go to the Shield Nickel due to the lack of originality and creativity of its design.
7) I am also no fan of the Morgan Dollar, but by default, it is more attractive than any of the coins mentioned above.
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
<< <i>Ike dollar for me wins the prize - a big bald guy, on a big round coin... >>
I take back what I said. My new vote is for the Presidential Dollars - all of them. On top of the fact that putting Presidents on special series is REDUNDANT, the whole design concept seems misguided - here we have a relatively large canvas, made even more so by many of the legends having been moved to the edge, which then get filled with big ugly heads. IMHO, if the Washington drew its inspiration from the 1982 half that honored, and the series went from there, it could have been quite special. Opportunity lost - and the worst part is we have ten years of largely lackluster leaders to look forward to. Hmmm - I think I'll get me a Warren G. Harding First Strike!
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