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do you like the idea of edge lettering on coins?

tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭
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............i don't much care for the idea. i like the date, motto on the face of the coin! what are your thoughts?
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  • dohdoh Posts: 6,457 ✭✭✭
    Meh, not particularly.
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  • ElKevvoElKevvo Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think it is neat on larger coins but if the coin is smaller it can't be easily read...

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  • SilverEagles92SilverEagles92 Posts: 6,787 ✭


    << <i>I think it is neat on larger coins but if the coin is smaller it can't be easily read...

    K >>

    +1

    The lettering is just too darn small!
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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,705 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A long, long time ago it was cool.

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  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,090 ✭✭✭✭✭
    no
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  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    I love edge letting on coins.

    French gold pieces. Mexican silver.

    Lots of examples of nice edge designs.


    I hate the edge lettering on Presidential Dollars. It is sloppy, crude and seems to damage the rim too. I suspect that is what you originally meant; the awful edge lettering on the US Golden Dollars.

  • NysotoNysoto Posts: 3,826 ✭✭✭✭✭
    II lliikkee iitt oonn hhaallff ddoollllaarrss!!

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  • WalmannWalmann Posts: 2,806 ✭
    I like lettering on the edges, but I do not like the date and mint mark being moved solely to the edge.
    Having the denomination or motto repeatedon the edge is a nice touch especially on the larger coins.
  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,625 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I like lettering on the edges, but I do not like the date and mint mark being moved solely to the edge.
    Having the denomination or motto repeatedon the edge is a nice touch especially on the larger coins. >>



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  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,365 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>II lliikkee iitt oonn hhaallff ddoollllaarrss!!

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    Good one, Nysoto! I like edge lettering or other edge ornamentation.
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  • duck620duck620 Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭✭
    No!I hate it.image
  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    I like it a lot on some coins, gold comes to mind, on others, not so much.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,065 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like it on larger coins. If some of the mottos can be placed on the edge, the obv & rev of the coin will be less cluttered.

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like edge Decus et tutamen on coins. That's the Latin text UK pound coins.

    The US just needs to get better at it.
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  • BillyKingsleyBillyKingsley Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭✭
    It all depends on the coin. (and design, of cource) The date should NEVER, IMO, appear solely on the edge.
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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It seems that most Americans are fine with edge lettering, with the exception of having IGWT on the edge.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,065 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The date, mintmark, denomination, and country of orgin should never be put on the edge. Anything else is all right with me.

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