Alaska's state quarter selected

StrikeOutXXX · April 25, 2007 1:10AM

I didn't see this posted either. I like this one.

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commoncents05 · April 25, 2007 1:11AM

That looks like it's going to be a pretty cool looking coin.

-Paul

Colquhoun · April 25, 2007 1:14AM

That one I actually like. Nice suprise.. but I guess sometimes the process has to work.. a few the state quarters are rather nice.. but I haven't seen one yet with a state outline that is even close to nice.

ttown · April 25, 2007 1:18AM

Best one of the group.

fc · April 25, 2007 1:19AM

nice looking design.

OPA · April 25, 2007 1:20AM

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Best one of the group. >>

Good choice

planetsteve · April 25, 2007 1:22AM

It seems wildlife is a far more popular design motif than state outlines (good gawd that New Mexico "design" is terrible) or even people (including surfers and hula dancers). And I really do like the AK 25c.

SmallSizedGuy · April 25, 2007 1:26AM

I agree with others...nice design.

ebaytrader · April 25, 2007 1:28AM

Looks good on paper.

NH484000 · April 25, 2007 1:34AM

I like it!

kwmorgan · April 25, 2007 1:38AM

Nevada, Washington and Alaska are the best designs, IMHO.

RichieURich · April 25, 2007 1:56AM

<< That one I actually like. Nice suprise.. but I guess sometimes the process has to work.. a few the state quarters are rather nice.. but I haven't seen one yet with a state outline that is even close to nice. >>

And I'm also happy that neither Colorado nor Wyoming used a state outline on their quarters!

SkyMan · April 25, 2007 2:00AM

On paper it looks like quite an attractive design. I wonder how badly it'll get messed up transitioning to metal.

Cam40 · April 25, 2007 2:07AM

what skyman said

Flashpoint · April 25, 2007 2:47AM

That is a great design. I like bears.

Longacre · April 25, 2007 2:48AM

That looks great. Hopefully they won't kill it when it gets into coin form.

Type2 · April 25, 2007 2:53AM

That is a Winner Nice!

messydesk · April 25, 2007 3:09AM

Agree that it's one of the most attractive designs. Their governor's also easy on the eyes, as governors go.

CaptHenway · April 25, 2007 3:10AM

Nice design. A good finish for the series.
TD

RWB · April 25, 2007 3:48AM

It's a nice drawing, Field and Stream should be proud. But what is the relief model going to look like? Will it be just another bit of flat art stamped on a coin, or a real sculptured relief design?

ttown · April 25, 2007 3:51AM

<< It's a nice drawing, Field and Stream should be proud. But what is the relief model going to look like? Will it be just another bit of flat art stamped on a coin, or a real sculptured relief design? >>

Well if it's anything like the "2003 National Wildlife Refuge Centennial Medal" series this is going to be one sweet coin IMO.

The did one great job on that series.

flaminio · April 25, 2007 4:17AM

Best in a long time, although I don't recall "The Great Land" ever being used to describe Alaska -- I've always heard it called "The Last Frontier", but perhaps that sounds a little too dire in our enlightened 21st century.

Stephen Colbert will love this one

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ziggy29 · April 25, 2007 4:19AM

<< Best in a long time, although I don't recall "The Great Land" ever being used to describe Alaska -- I've always heard it called "The Last Frontier", but perhaps that sounds a little too dire in our enlightened 21st century. >>

The word "Alaska" comes from the Inuit word for the region, "Alyeska," meaning "Great Land."

flaminio · April 25, 2007 4:21AM

<< The word "Alaska" comes from the Inuit word for the region, "Alyeska," meaning "Great Land." >>

Wikipedia disagrees with you: "The name "Alaska" is derived from the Aleut Alaskax, alternately spelled Alyeska, meaning 'Land that is not an island.'"

I do concede that "Land that is not an island" is not a particularly inspiring motto...

cladking · April 25, 2007 4:26AM

This one should look good.

ziggy29 · April 25, 2007 4:45AM

<< Wikipedia disagrees with you: "The name "Alaska" is derived from the Aleut Alaskax, alternately spelled Alyeska, meaning 'Land that is not an island.'" >>

Gotta love Wiki. Lots of good stuff, but lots of stuff unchecked and contradictory, too.

Like this.

Alyeska is an archaic spelling of the Aleut word Alaskax meaning "mainland", "great country", or "great land", for which the name for the state of Alaska was derived.

CaptHenway · April 25, 2007 4:56AM

Ah, good old WackyPedia..........

BECOKA · April 25, 2007 5:00AM

Very nice, now if they would only do a high relief proof version of this we might have something.

ziggy29 · April 25, 2007 5:01AM

<< Very nice, now if they would only do a high relief proof version of this we might have something. >>

Well, 2009 will be the 50th anniversary of statehood. Looks like a good opportunity there...

CoinHunter2003 · April 25, 2007 5:03AM

Ironic we would pick the Griz. Alaska F&G is on an extermination hunt
for bears now. They say they eat up too many moose and the
hunters can't find any. Nice coin though.

RWB · April 25, 2007 5:07AM

Maybe they should feed the bears presidential dollars - that should slow them down enough so they can't catch moose.

Zoins · April 25, 2007 5:10AM

It's a good thing they didn't choose a polar bear since those aren't doing so well these days and may be on their way out as a species.

Veep · April 25, 2007 5:12AM

I like it a lot. I just hope that when its reduced to quarter-size it doesn't look like a beagle retrieving a newspaper.

ziggy29 · April 25, 2007 5:20AM

<< It's a good thing they didn't choose a polar bear since those aren't doing so well these days and may be on their way out as a species. >>

Well, there is precedent for that, as seen on the NH quarter...

Zoins · April 25, 2007 5:22AM

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<< It's a good thing they didn't choose a polar bear since those aren't doing so well these days and may be on their way out as a species. >>

Well, there is precedent for that, as seen on the NH quarter... >>

Well, people kept the Old Man of the Mountain alive as long as they could. It was nature that caused that demise while some people argue it's man that is causing the demise of the polar bear. Of course, Montana's quarter has a bison skull which is caused by man much of the time.

Zoins · April 25, 2007 5:24AM

I actually like the following proposed designs better for AK because the bear with salmon can fit many states while the following are unique to Alaska (for US states anyway):

Coxe · April 25, 2007 5:45AM

It's OK, but is missing the outline of the state!

Just kidding....that might actually be the best design in the entire series AFAIAC.

I like the ones in the post above mine too. The polar bear might go the way of NH's old man of the mountain though. And someone would nitpick that the sled team was actually going south.

CaptHenway · April 25, 2007 5:51AM

I like the one with the Polish Bear.........

sumnom · April 25, 2007 3:09PM

Not bad! I may actually have to like this one.

Too bad there's no outline map.

Konahead · April 25, 2007 5:09PM

Now this is one great looking quarter. Arizona has the chance to add to the few really good looking quarters. This one and Nevada are my favorites. See they can do it if they want to.

storm888 · April 25, 2007 6:22PM

Alaska, good.

Hawaii, bad.

Cameonut · April 25, 2007 9:09PM

That Alaska design is going to look great in proof deep cameo.

CaptHenway · April 26, 2007 2:20AM

Let's see.......Washington State was bragging about how 100% Washington State the Washington State design was.
How do you tell a Washington State saomon from an Alaska salmon?
TD

messydesk · April 26, 2007 2:22AM

<< Let's see.......Washington State was bragging about how 100% Washington State the Washington State design was.
How do you tell a Washington State saomon from an Alaska salmon?
TD >>

Different accent?

Shamika · April 26, 2007 4:01AM

Not bad. Certainly much better than Hawaii

Zoins · April 26, 2007 4:04AM

<< Not bad. Certainly much better than Hawaii >>

Don't forget New Mexico

pbyco · May 13, 2007 8:48AM

Interesting story here - over 800 designs were submitted. No one's was chosen. I spoke with one of the Alaska coin commision members and he stated that they took the best parts of the submitted designs and made their own. I guess this way they don't have to give anyone credit for the design. Additionally, Governor Palin picked the coin she liked best and not the coin that was chosen by a poll of residents (they picked the sled dog quarter)

Writersblock · May 14, 2007 12:09AM

<< It's a nice drawing, Field and Stream should be proud. But what is the relief model going to look like? Will it be just another bit of flat art stamped on a coin, or a real sculptured relief design? >>

It will be flat art. At the speed at which they run the presses it can't be anything but flat art. It takes TIME for the metal to flow into the recesses of the die and at 12 coins per second it just doesn't have that time. So they have to make the designs in as low and flat a relief as possible.

And I'm not too worried about the polar bear. Yes there is some evidence that their numbers may be down some here in the western hemisphere, but they are up in the eastern.

LostSisler · July 31, 2007 6:22PM

I was there!

On the left... lol With the President of The Anchorage Coin Club

And here with the Governor herself and others responsible for the coins design.

northcoin · April 2, 2008 4:52AM

Interesting thread. I'd missed it before. Actually the proposed design with the sled dog looks a lot like my submission. The commission ended up using our various suggestions to make three conglomerate designs of their own. The sled dog design was the one that won the popular vote, but as noted in the story the Governor vetoed it for the generic bear based on what school children liked. I had the sled dog team smaller circling the lower half of the coin, however the Big Dipper and North Star along with Mount McKinley were also proposed elements of my design. A friend and neighbor headed the commision up to the point that the submissions were made so it was interesting to follow the process. I also like the other alternative (the polar bear with the midnight sun) as a better design than the one selected by the governor. I agree with the comment that the final selection was not as uniquely Alaskan as it could have been with either of the other two designs. California had a similar bear on the opposite side of the Bay Bridge commem years ago.

Alaska's state quarter selected

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