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What is the worst State Quarter Design yet.
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For the WORST 50-State quarter design, hands down - I vote for my home state of Wisconsin . What can only be described as cow having some cheese and an ear of corn on the side - WTF! were they thinking ?? Sorry - I'm ashamed to be a Wisconsinite.
A cow, an ear of corn and a wheel of cheese. --- They left out the brawurst, a stein of Schlitz and the GreenBay packer Symbol,.. and while they were at it they could have put in a wall-eyeed pike , and a Harley Motorcycle. being driven my an Indian on his way to the Casino.
Way too many icons...,
Wisconsin quuarter
And look at what they passed up:
I would have chosen the explorers and the Indians. There is some historical truth to this image.
And yes, there are plenty of deer. Too many.
But this one is the best - this is "Stand Rock" near Wisconsin Dells, which is a sort of grand-canyon of the Wisconsin River. This rock was and is an icon of the state. We used to go to some tourish Indian shows right below it. The highlict was wathing a college kid dressed as an Indian jump across the gap..
But I would have settled for something with the shape of the state and Robert Lafolette in the middle, or somthing.
Anything but a cow having some cheese with his corn.
A cow, an ear of corn and a wheel of cheese. --- They left out the brawurst, a stein of Schlitz and the GreenBay packer Symbol,.. and while they were at it they could have put in a wall-eyeed pike , and a Harley Motorcycle. being driven my an Indian on his way to the Casino.
Way too many icons...,
Wisconsin quuarter
And look at what they passed up:
I would have chosen the explorers and the Indians. There is some historical truth to this image.
And yes, there are plenty of deer. Too many.
But this one is the best - this is "Stand Rock" near Wisconsin Dells, which is a sort of grand-canyon of the Wisconsin River. This rock was and is an icon of the state. We used to go to some tourish Indian shows right below it. The highlict was wathing a college kid dressed as an Indian jump across the gap..
But I would have settled for something with the shape of the state and Robert Lafolette in the middle, or somthing.
Anything but a cow having some cheese with his corn.
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It would be hard to pick a worst.
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Sort of like the last two presidential elections.
Edited to add this boring coin!
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Now on another note which one is the best, or at least your favorite?
That would have been much better. Go IU
<< <i>Idaho, Louisianna, Georgia, Connecticut have the most hideous designs of all time. >>
Uhhhh....Idaho isn't schedule for release until 2007. Have you a picture of the proposed design?
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<< <i>Many are bad. Maine's though is pretty good:
I wished for the Portland Head light, however Pemaquid point is also very nice.
<< <i>Indiana. Its also my home state. If you are going to use a racecar you might as well use a big:
That would have been much better. Go IU
I would have rather seen a basketball or a player making a slam dunk on the Indiana quarter.
While the Indy 500 is part of the states history its status has dropped a lot over the years and I think basketball is a bigger
part of the states heritage and interest.
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<< <i>The absolute worst is Florida. It looks like they just tossed some objects onto a disc. >>
The problem with the designs, as many have stated, is that while artists submit ideas, artists do not decide. The result is the compulsion to cram as many elements as possible to make every conceivable citizen happy, thereby cluttering the field and making no one happy. As we say in advertising: All emphasis is no emphasis.
Compared to what some of the proposed designs were the ones they chose all suc.
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<< <i>Wow, that Idaho is terrible. Looks like some unseen hand is going to jugular the bird with a jagged piece of glass. >>
First time I've seen the design. It's bad. You're right, it looks like a piece of glass going for the throat.
Edited to add - I just read the newspaper article. Yes, it looks like a pigeon.
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<< <i>The absolute worst is Florida. It looks like they just tossed some objects onto a disc. >>
<< <i>I used to want to have a full silver proof set of the quarters, along with the clad proofs. But since the 1999 and 2000 silver sets hazed so badly and the designs have become so lackluster, I'm just going to do clad proofs. I'm getting slabbed silver proofs for only the designs I like and my home state of MI. Hopefully Hawaii finishes off the program on a high note. >>
Also, any word on what is going to happen in 2009? I think by default the quarter will revert to the 1932-1998 design correct?
<< <i>Many are bad. Maine's though is pretty good:
This is NOT The Maine state quarter
<< <i>This is what Maine wanted for their quarter, but the US Mint modified it:
READ: "This is what Maine wanted for their quarter, but the US Mint mutilated and bastardized it:"
And yes, I agree.
<< <i>READ: "This is what Maine wanted for their quarter, but the US Mint mutilated and bast@rdized it:"
And yes, I agree. >>
<< <i>I wished for the Portland Head light, however Pemaquid point is also very nice. >>
Most people that I’ve talked with wished they had used the same design that they used on the 1998 platinum proofs (Bass Harbor Light).
David
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<< <i>READ: "This is what Maine wanted for their quarter, but the US Mint mutilated and bast@rdized it:"
And yes, I agree. >>
<< <i>I wished for the Portland Head light, however Pemaquid point is also very nice. >>
Most people that I’ve talked with wished they had used the same design that they used on the 1998 platinum proofs (Bass Harbor Light). >>
<< <i>Oh Yes, that is very nice, Where is the Bass harbor light? >>
In Bass Harbor, Maine, of course (On Mount Desert Island)about four miles from me.
<< <i>I seem to recall the mint wanting to change the 3 masted schooner to two masts but it remained 3 in the end. What is the name of that schooner? ext >>
Not enough detail on the coin to say which one, there are close to forty three masted schooners along the Maine Coast, the Windjammers are big down around Rockland / Camden area.
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<< <i>Oh Yes, that is very nice, Where is the Bass harbor light? >>
In Bass Harbor, Maine, of course (On Mount Desert Island)about four miles from me.
<< <i>I seem to recall the mint wanting to change the 3 masted schooner to two masts but it remained 3 in the end. What is the name of that schooner? ext >>
Not enough detail on the coin to say which one, there are close to forty three masted schooners along the Maine Coast, the Windjammers are big down around Rockland / Camden area. >>
It could be the Natalie Todd, but I wouldn't swear to it.
As for Wisconsin: Quiet about the lakes, the scenic rocks, the Indians, and the deer! It's all a semi-secret that the rest of the country isn't supposed to notice - just ask the state tourism bureau!
(Just think of city streets clogged with a hundred thousand horses each generating 15 lbs of manure every day...)
<< <i>It could be the Natalie Todd, but I wouldn't swear to it. >>
The Natalie Todd is a four masted schooner out of Bar Harbor.
Edit: You were right, the Todd is only a three masted schooner, just checked the website.