Opinion on this passage from the 2009 US Mint Annual Report.
jessecarlk
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Pertaining to designs on US coins, the US Mint wrote this...do you agree with it?
"EXEMPLIFIES THE CURRENT ERA OF CREATION—Coin designs should appear distinctly modern and of the 21st century by embodying the prevailing artistic notions and conventions of the time."
"EXEMPLIFIES THE CURRENT ERA OF CREATION—Coin designs should appear distinctly modern and of the 21st century by embodying the prevailing artistic notions and conventions of the time."
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Lots of great images !!!
Everyone should read this section in the 2009 report.
It shows the various imputs that go into a coins design.
They have actually scored the last 3 years on various points.
Having read this section of the 2009 report I would guess we are unlikely to see further retreads of old designs.
Yes.
They certainly are modern looking!
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Wow I can't imagine a concensus of what prevailing artistic notions and conventions are at any given time, never mind a factual finite universally accepted source one could go to check and see what is "prevailing" in this realm.
<< <i>Pertaining to designs on US coins, the US Mint wrote this...do you agree with it?
"EXEMPLIFIES THE CURRENT ERA OF CREATION—Coin designs should appear distinctly modern and of the 21st century by embodying the prevailing artistic notions and conventions of the time." >>
define "prevailing"
otherwise art progresses and changes and the words, at least, make note of that. That concept sits well with me.
((PS does this mean we should have pop art or abstract art coins?))
DESIGN CAPACITY Our design capacity is stretched quite thin, and we must develop new ways to design our coins and medals on a timely basis, yet create them with greater artistic excellence. New designs upcoming in FY 2010 are as follows: the fourth Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin, the 2010 Lincoln One-Cent Coin reverse, the final commemorative quarter-dollar coin in the 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program, four United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters™, four Presidential $1 Coins, one Native American $1 Coin, four First Spouse Gold Coins, the Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin, the American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin and several Congressional Gold Medals.
Of those most were old designs, the Lincoln cents, the new reverse, the President coins, the Spouse coins, the quarters followed the earlier designs and the commemoratives were more modern but were not exemplary.
The largest area that the mint could change to modern designs is in the numismatic gold, silver and platinum portions beyond circulation coins and so far they have only shifted the reverse of the plat $100 coin. If they truly wanted to make a change they would end the gold eagle program and start a new program with a new design. End the gold buffalo program and do a 24k new design. Switch the silver eagle design to something new.
Right now all they are changing is pretty much the modern commemorative coins and those were already switched to modern designs when the program started.
Of coarse another huge change would be to eliminate the obverse designs on the circulating coins and also change those to modern designs as well. Maybe modern renditions of Liberty would be better.
Will any of this happen? I doubt it, they can say they strive to do better designs but unless they change the actual coin programs I don't see how it will be possible. Maybe I am missing something but few people will ever notice a change they wish as few ever see the coins that have been changing.
Consequently, the bureau hopes to offer some numismatic products for sale in FY 2010 that were
unavailable in FY 2009." PG.42
Things that make you go hhmmmmmm
now which coins will they bring back?
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