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Washington Dollars...They are a Disgrace

Got my two Mint wrapped rolls today and what a disappointment. I'm seriously considering returning them. Not because their banged-up (which they are) but rather because of their farcical nature. Was this the best the Mint could come up with for circulating coinage? The design is a disgrace, a 4 year old kid could have drawn a better portrait of Washington!
What's the metal content of these "coins"?
If the Mint doesn't improve on the next issue, I could see the program being discontinued after the first year. Very, very disappointing.
What's the metal content of these "coins"?
If the Mint doesn't improve on the next issue, I could see the program being discontinued after the first year. Very, very disappointing.


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Edit: at least you got yours, my order is still suspended and today I called they said it will be cleared up by Monday.
<< <i>The design is a disgrace, a 4 year old kid could have drawn a better portrait of Washington! >>
You didn't see the design before ordering?
Russ, NCNE
There is only one thing I don't like about the coin and it is the lack of a good square edge (compare the rim to that or a Sacagawea.) I think they must have had to do it like that for the lettering machine which makes me think they're using that rotary one we see a sketch of in many threads.
--Jerry
I agree, the Mint could have done a better job............
And, there will NEVER be another good design!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVER!!!!!
<< <i>I haven't seen the new dollars, but ALL of the crap coming out of the mint since about the 30's or 40's depending on the denomination has been BUTT UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And, there will NEVER be another good design!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVER!!!!! >>
Last "Good" design........Standing Liberty Quarter
Your leaving out the Mercury Dime AND the Walking Liberty Half! But you are on track!
The edge lettering looks real tacky.
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<< <i>The design is a disgrace, a 4 year old kid could have drawn a better portrait of Washington! >>
You didn't see the design before ordering?
Russ, NCNE >>
I agree with Russ here. Don't buy or handle them if you dislike them so much.
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<< <i>I especially like Washington's 'possessed' eyes!
Kinda like Jefferson on this Liberian issue.
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<< <i>The edge lettering looks real tacky. >>
Like they were made in China, but not to specification.
<< <i>Got my two Mint wrapped rolls today and what a disappointment. I'm seriously considering returning them. Not because their banged-up (which they are) but rather because of their farcical nature. Was this the best the Mint could come up with for circulating coinage? The design is a disgrace, a 4 year old kid could have drawn a better portrait of Washington!
What's the metal content of these "coins"?
If the Mint doesn't improve on the next issue, I could see the program being discontinued after the first year. Very, very disappointing. >>
I agree. They need an artist to design the coins. Washington looks sick, to be sure, but the statue on the back is beautiful. Maybe we could rub Georgie's face off completely and call them statue dollars.
<< <i>Got my two Mint wrapped rolls today and what a disappointment. I'm seriously considering returning them. >>
Why would you return them? Why not just spend them? It is money, you know.
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<< <i>I especially like Washington's 'possessed' eyes!
Kinda like Jefferson on this Liberian issue.
OMG!! That is worse than the georgie dollars!! Yikes
<< <i>The edge lettering looks real tacky. >>
I agree.
These coins are soooo damaged they look like someone made them out of their garage. Not to mention the pathetic design.
And here I thought the Mint could do no worse than some of the state quarter designs....damn they proved me wrong! SBA's look good compared to these (really, they do).
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<< <i>As far as coinage art and quality, they are very much dreck...
They are ugly coins, sure. But most of modern US circulating coinage is ugly. In that regard, they fit right in. The most beautiful coin the US has produced for circulation in the past 50 years is the Sacagawea dollar, and many people here deride that coin as a failure.
Nonetheless, Prexybucks spend just fine. I bought a quart of half-and-half with three of them today. They worked.
ren
<< <i>there will never be any more decent designs unless they mint higher relief coins again. only so much they can do with the ultra shallow relief of the coins they mint now. of course they could do a bit better with the allowable relief now but that would take some talent and they seem to be sorely lacking that these days. not that I could do any better..lol. but dcarr could. ;-] >>
Wow, thanks!
You may have seen the earlier thread, but if not, look here (go to second post on page 2):
My new President dollar is ... Unbelievable !!
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<< <i>I especially like Washington's 'possessed' eyes!
Kinda like Jefferson on this Liberian issue.
No that is downright frightful. But I can tell you from experience that a frontal portrait of Jefferson is quite difficult to pull of. When I was working on the reliefs for the first four president concept dollars, Jefferson was the one I struggled with the most - by far. I'm still not happy with how it turned out, but here is how I left it:
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<< <i>I especially like Washington's 'possessed' eyes!
Kinda like Jefferson on this Liberian issue.
So that's where the prexybucks were designed. /SARC
Ya know Dcarr, it's a da*n shame the political idiots lack the nads to get decent looking coinage out to the public. IMO you should take charge of the mint.
I agree with Wei here.
Personally I think they are great. To get them in wide circulation all we need to do is stop printing $1 bills which aren't worth very much anyway....
<< <i>Your leaving out the Mercury Dime AND the Walking Liberty Half! But you are on track! >>
The Mercury dime and Walking half both came out before the standing liberty quarter so it was the last GOOD design.
<< <i>The Mercury dime and Walking half both came out before the standing liberty quarter so it was the last GOOD design.
All three came out in the same year -- 1916.
<< <i>Yes but the dime and half came out earlier in the year. The SLQ didn't come out until mid December. >>
Well, if you want to get technical about it....
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They reserved all their artistic talent for the first lady coins.
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<< <i>there will never be any more decent designs unless they mint higher relief coins again. only so much they can do with the ultra shallow relief of the coins they mint now. of course they could do a bit better with the allowable relief now but that would take some talent and they seem to be sorely lacking that these days. not that I could do any better..lol. but dcarr could. ;-] >>
How very true.
Is it REALLY such a big deal? I say, Spend Them!
<< <i>Someone said "oh..they only left quarters". These things are not flying well so far!
I don't believe you. Not for a second. No one would say that, even if it were true. You made that up to support your pro-rag-buck agenda. Why don't you just come out and admit that you're a shill for paper?
Once we started putting 'dead' people on our coins...I feel we forgot our history and our rejection of English coins for the image of the King that they carried.
OK...I've said it...I've heard everyone elses opinions and thought I should share mine...
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I bet you are not alone in this sentiment.
If I remember correctly, Washington did not wish his likeness to be on US coinage because it resembled the practice of putting kings on coins. I too much prefer symbolic coin designs rather than portraits of historical figures.
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<< <i>I especially like Washington's 'possessed' eyes!
Kinda like Jefferson on this Liberian issue.
No that is downright frightful. But I can tell you from experience that a frontal portrait of Jefferson is quite difficult to pull of. When I was working on the reliefs for the first four president concept dollars, Jefferson was the one I struggled with the most - by far. I'm still not happy with how it turned out, but here is how I left it:
Not bad David....Jefferson looks like Paul Revere or one of his Raiders.
Way better than the earlier version depicted!!!!