I really like frasers design

cullenbryant

Laura Gardin Fraser that is. Two coin designers in one family.
anyone else like this washington better than the quarter design. I do !

JoesMaName

I do as well - especially since the spaghetti hair makeover of the early 90s

Pentimento

It reminds me a lot of this bust from Williamsburg.

edit-to put them on the same screen.

speety

That eagle is sweet!

Gemini

I liked Laura's image also...I seem to remember something about politics playing a part in the final selection of the design back then.

cullenbryant

<< <i>I liked Laura's image also...I seem to remember something about politics playing a part in the final selection of the design back then. >>



i was wondering that myself. I would think most people would prefer this design........
it's the more stone faced washington, like the bust posted by pentimento. To me it looks more like
washington the general and less like washington the president.

MajorDuty

Looks to me like the eagle is squatting to take a dump.

messydesk

Both Frasers were geniuses. Period. The '99 $5 adaptation of her design doesn't do the original justice, being in lower relief and cartooned up a little, with a perfectly flat field. I was thinking how about petitioning Congress to reinstate that design once the State Quarters are done, but the modern mint's execution probably wouldn't be worthy of the design.

Envoy

The obverse of the Flanagan's design has better fields and proportion. Also, I believe Flanagan's Washington looks closer to the bust of Williamsburg. Fraser's reverse is brilliant.

Jack

NumisOxide

<< <i>Looks to me like the eagle is squatting to take a dump. >>


You know, I just noticed that too.

I like the obverse, though.

Gemini

<< <i>Looks to me like the eagle is squatting to take a dump. >>

Or maybe getting ready to lay a golden egg...

Cam40

his head takes up too much space and looks cartoonish imo..

Cam40

whats LIDFRTY mean