New Mexico's state quarter selected

StrikeOutXXX · April 25, 2007 12:53AM

If I missed this posted somewhere, I apologize.

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claychaser · April 25, 2007 1:03AM

Another boring design!

1907Quarter · April 25, 2007 1:04AM

you've GOT to be kidding me!

jhusman · April 25, 2007 1:05AM

So what re the best quarters, in your opinion?

I'm not a big fan of this one, but I do like some others.

Kaelasdad · April 25, 2007 1:05AM

What? No Highway lines or gas stations on it? Hows a guy supposed to plan a trip with a map like that?

Colquhoun · April 25, 2007 1:10AM

Omg! Someone reanimate the corpse of Teddy Rossevelt.. we need an old fashion beatin dished out in the halls of congress and at the US Mint. Not that modern coinage reaches the highest of the greeks or even the last century (not just the US but World wide, expect maybe the english), but the US mint and the SHQ series has taken it a new low. I think the only way it could get lower is to open a branch mint at Death Valley.. elevation -280ish

LanLord · April 25, 2007 1:15AM

<< Another boring design! >>

That's for sure, it doesn't get to look much more plain than this one. Unless they would have made the legend be something like "bottom right in the four corners"

Zoins · April 25, 2007 1:17AM

<< Another boring design! >>

Are boring designs an indication of boring state citizens/governors since they choose the design narratives?

fc · April 25, 2007 1:18AM

barf

ttown · April 25, 2007 1:19AM

Boy that took a lot of thought...A picture of your state.

Enjoymint · April 25, 2007 1:23AM

That's just gross. I'd rather see a picture drawn by a 3 year old.

So far my favorite has been Nevada. The best design I've seen is Alaska.

SmallSizedGuy · April 25, 2007 1:24AM

Awful!

OPA · April 25, 2007 1:35AM

"Good grief" no immagination ..

So far, I have to pick Alaska as the premier design.

sfs2002usa · April 25, 2007 1:39AM

New Mexico has a vast amount of cultural motifs they could have included,
ranging from Indian Pueblos and associated art, to the Spanish colonial era.
It is also preeminent in prehistoric archaeology and modern science.
This is a very basic design with a Zia over a relief map of the state.

19Lyds · April 25, 2007 1:48AM

How Enchanting?

Cladiator · April 25, 2007 1:52AM

Come on now, what did you actually expect based on the previous issues?

SkyMan · April 25, 2007 1:57AM

While it looks pretty boring, at least it looks like it will have the topographical relief of the state as well as the major rivers. Just think of all the designs that had just the box outline of their State.

holeinone1972 · April 25, 2007 2:04AM

Note to self: Don't ever go to New Mexico!

ziggy29 · April 25, 2007 2:31AM

<< Are boring designs an indication of boring state citizens/governors since they choose the design narratives? >>

Often boring governors.

Several times a governor has chosen against the clear wishes of the people.

So yeah, boring governor.

The Alaska quarter looks really cool, though, so I guess Sarah Palin's not boring.

Kip · April 25, 2007 2:31AM

That will tick Lucy off!
I like the others much better

ttown · April 25, 2007 2:37AM

topographical relief of the state as well as the major rivers

You sure those are rivers? Maybe there "rare" die cracks.

I hope they didn't spend any money on that design......

Flashpoint · April 25, 2007 2:39AM

Michigan is still worse.....YuCk!!

Adam

ziggy29 · April 25, 2007 2:40AM

<< Michigan is still worse.....YuCk!! >>

To match their economy, I guess.

Type2 · April 25, 2007 2:47AM

They should have put this on it

Cladiator · April 25, 2007 2:49AM

<< They should have put this on it

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Longacre · April 25, 2007 2:49AM

Decent, but uninspired.

topstuf · April 25, 2007 3:00AM

I got an email yesterday saying THIS was to be adopted for ARIZONA !!!

CaptHenway · April 25, 2007 3:04AM

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<< Another boring design! >>

That's for sure, it doesn't get to look much more plain than this one. Unless they would have made the legend be something like "bottom right in the four corners" >>

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!

CaptHenway · April 25, 2007 3:07AM

<< topographical relief of the state as well as the major rivers

You sure those are rivers? Maybe there "rare" die cracks.

I hope they didn't spend any money on that design...... >>

How about the legend: "Cross the Rio Grande Legally!"

messydesk · April 25, 2007 3:15AM

"New Mexico: A squared-off Alabama with a giant bullet hole in it."

BobaFett72 · April 25, 2007 3:35AM

land of boring designs and snoozefests.
yawn

dorancoins · April 25, 2007 3:40AM

<< 

<< They should have put this on it

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An atomic mushroom cloud would've been more appropriate.

RWB · April 25, 2007 3:43AM

Awful – embarrassing. There are so many creative people in New Mexico and tremendous cultural images tied to the state; how can the US Mint hold its collective head up while foisting this mess on the populace? Better to leave it blank.

flaminio · April 25, 2007 3:44AM

Another crappy quarter! Sometimes I think they're not even trying anymore.

Anyways, as usual, here's my suggestion:

flaminio · April 25, 2007 3:56AM

<< An atomic mushroom cloud would've been more appropriate.

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Here ya go!

flaminio · April 25, 2007 4:09AM

One more, this one a little more serious:

AuldFartte · April 25, 2007 4:17AM

Aw, jeez. What a friggin' embarrassment. Guess I'm gonna have to move ...

StrikeOutXXX · April 25, 2007 4:18AM

One of the early proposed designs did have the atomic bomb on it.

Finalists for New Mexico

Look at the proposed designs on that page, they certainly didn't give themselves a lot of diversity on thier choices now did they.

I was going to do a poll when I started this thread, but I was 99% sure what the outcome was going to be anyhow, so skipped it

LucyBop · April 25, 2007 4:18AM

*very sad*

it was supposed to be me in my 1955 Belair...

AuldFartte · April 25, 2007 4:21AM

<< *very sad*

it was supposed to be me in my 1955 Belair... >>

Now, that's a design worth minting !!!

cladking · April 25, 2007 4:22AM

<< One more, this one a little more serious:

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Now that's nice.

At the risk of damning it with faint praise, the chosen design is my first or second favorite of all the state outlines.

Aegis3 · April 25, 2007 4:23AM

<< While it looks pretty boring, at least it looks like it will have the topographical relief of the state as well as the major rivers. Just think of all the designs that had just the box outline of their State. >>

Well, on a quarter the topographical features will probably not translate very well. I think Texas sabotaged the NM designs so that TX would no longer have the worst state quarter. I'm not sure how else you could explain it.

cladking · April 25, 2007 4:24AM

The design looks a little too much like one of their tax tokens to me.

AuldFartte · April 25, 2007 4:28AM

<< The design looks a little too much like one of their tax tokens to me.

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That explains why I'm having deja vu ...

CaptHenway · April 25, 2007 4:36AM

<< The design looks a little too much like one of their tax tokens to me.

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That explains why I'm having deja vu

Zoins · April 25, 2007 4:39AM

The nuke version reminds me of Daniel Carr's piece which does have a state outline:

dcarr · April 25, 2007 5:26AM

<< 

<< While it looks pretty boring, at least it looks like it will have the topographical relief of the state as well as the major rivers. Just think of all the designs that had just the box outline of their State. >>

Well, on a quarter the topographical features will probably not translate very well. I think Texas sabotaged the NM designs so that TX would no longer have the worst state quarter. I'm not sure how else you could explain it. >>

Topographical features on a coin can be done well, but it takes some skill. The New York state quarter sort of has it, but the topography on it was sculpted by hand and is not very accurate.

When I did my Nevada prototype, I used digital elevation model (DEM) data obatined from the US Geological Survey. I then engraved it by computer, so the result is a miniature replica of the EXACT topography. Here is what a circulated example looks like:

dcarr · April 25, 2007 5:30AM

<< An atomic mushroom cloud would've been more appropriate.

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Already been done (I minted some last year)

CaptHenway · April 25, 2007 5:53AM

"Boom, boom, boom boom!"

John Lee Hooker

SFDukie · April 25, 2007 9:42AM

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<< While it looks pretty boring, at least it looks like it will have the topographical relief of the state as well as the major rivers. Just think of all the designs that had just the box outline of their State. >>

Well, on a quarter the topographical features will probably not translate very well. I think Texas sabotaged the NM designs so that TX would no longer have the worst state quarter. I'm not sure how else you could explain it. >>

Topographical features on a coin can be done well, but it takes some skill. The New York state quarter sort of has it, but the topography on it was sculpted by hand and is not very accurate.

When I did my Nevada prototype, I used digital elevation model (DEM) data obatined from the US Geological Survey. I then engraved it by computer, so the result is a miniature replica of the EXACT topography. Here is what a circulated example looks like:

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Your design would be particularly nice on a large coin such as a silver dollar-it really shows the "basin and range" character of the silver state.

Boundary Peak, 13, 141 '- high point of NV. Northernmost of the big peaks in the White Mtns, the driest high range in the US.

Myqqy · April 25, 2007 2:56PM

I'm pretty tired of little maps on our quarters.... did we forget that there is something cool called medallic art??

New Mexico's state quarter selected

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