Show me your 1927 Vermont half dollars!

MrMonkeySwag96 · April 16, 2019 6:33PM

In my opinion, the 1927 Vermont is underrated in terms of beauty compared to other Early Commemoratives. I love the mountain lion on the reverse. That cat is shredded and ripped, he must be on some quality steroids!

Hemispherical · April 16, 2019 6:40PM

@MrMonkeySwag96 I like the reverses pic of the mountain lion. Artists was able to portray the sleekness and strength of that feline. Thanks for sharing!

MrMonkeySwag96 · April 16, 2019 6:51PM

@Hemispherical said:
@MrMonkeySwag96 I like the reverses pic of the mountain lion. Artists was able to portray the sleekness and strength of that feline. Thanks for sharing!

The US Mint originally thought of producing a Quarter Eagle with this design. It would be cool if the Mint went ahead with their plans

HoledandCreative · April 16, 2019 9:52PM

MrMonkeySwag96 · April 16, 2019 11:15PM

@HoledandCreative I dig the soldered example (top)

BG · April 17, 2019 3:20AM

This one is raw:

photo Stacks Bowers Raw Vermont Combo.jpg

and came with this:

photo Stacks_Bowers_Coin_Holder AA_1.png

davewesen · April 17, 2019 3:53AM

I like this one in Not Mint To Be--Pocketpiece Commemoratives registry set

CommemDude · April 17, 2019 4:43AM

ricko · April 17, 2019 4:48AM

I have always liked the reverse of this coin... Though the mountain lion depicted is more the image of the jaguar... Much more muscular than mountain lions/pumas/cougars - all terms for the same cat. Cheers, RickO

MrMonkeySwag96 · April 17, 2019 9:26PM

@CommemDude @BG Posts I love seeing Early Commens in their original packaging!

MrMonkeySwag96 · April 17, 2019 9:27PM

@ricko said:
I have always liked the reverse of this coin... Though the mountain lion depicted is more the image of the jaguar... Much more muscular than mountain lions/pumas/cougars - all terms for the same cat. Cheers, RickO

You got a good point. Jaguars are really strong for their size. I believe Jaguars exert a stronger bite force than African Lions. Pumas look quite lean in most pictures I've seen. On average, Jaguars outweigh Pumas.

BryceM · April 17, 2019 9:47PM

BillJones · April 18, 2019 5:05AM

MS-64

SkyMan · April 18, 2019 9:14AM

johnny9434 · April 18, 2019 10:34AM

theres some nice toners in there as well. I like

Bob13 · April 18, 2019 10:49AM

Highest relief commem. I also like this design. NGC 64+.

Hallco · April 18, 2019 11:15AM

This thread is a good example of what I was talking about in another thread recently. I haven't given a second thought to this coin most of my time collecting...but after seeing all of these great photos...I now want one! I guess based on my own self imposed rule I have to give it a week and see if it is still there!

Smudge · April 18, 2019 11:49AM

Careful, Classic Commems are very habit forming.

MrMonkeySwag96 · April 18, 2019 6:20PM

@Smudge said:
Careful, Classic Commems are very habit forming.

I was addicted to Classic Commems for a while. In fact, there was a year in which all I bought were Classic Commems. I own 13 of the 50 types. Nowadays, I'm just focused on my US Type Set.

78saen · April 18, 2019 7:55PM

RogerB · April 19, 2019 9:37AM

Here's a photo of clay models for three reverse designs by Keck. Notice improvement of the horizontal cougar design by avoiding extraneous mottoes.

[Smithsonian Archives of American Art]

Unknown · April 19, 2019 10:33AM

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pocketpiececommems · April 19, 2019 11:08AM

Davewesen you beat me to it. Now I'll have to find my holed one to post later

BillJones · April 19, 2019 11:15AM

A depiction of Fay's Tavern was also in the mix of designs that were proposed for the reverse of the Vermont commemorative. An image similar to the one shown on the reverse of this Bennington Battle medal was proposed.

Here is a photo of the building which burned in the 19th century.

RogerB · April 19, 2019 11:44AM

Clutter vs clarity.

MrMonkeySwag96 · April 19, 2019 2:28PM

@RogerB said:
Clutter vs clarity.

Clutter isn't always bad. The Texas and Bay Bridge have cluttered designs that I find appealing

MrMonkeySwag96 · April 19, 2019 2:29PM

@RogerB said:
Here's a photo of clay models for three reverse designs by Keck. Notice improvement of the horizontal cougar design by avoiding extraneous mottoes.

[Smithsonian Archives of American Art]

It would be nice if Keck went with the crouching/pouncing cougar design. I don't mind the clutter

RogerB · April 19, 2019 3:03PM

Many seem to like the cougar on the right, as do I. It has movement, animation, compared to the nearly static pose in the adopted design. Adding the same mottoes to the right hand design would ruin it. As for the left design, adding mottoes just crowds and clutters the view - all to no artistic purpose. This is one reason artists preferred medal commissions to those for coins. (Medal commissions also paid better and were much more profitable for sponsors.)