What's the most intricately detailed coin?

percyb · November 10, 2007 6:38AM

What coin has the most complex details? Morgan? Walking Liberty? I'm curious.

DorkGirl · November 10, 2007 6:46AM

Texas commem is pretty busy.

TennesseeDave · November 10, 2007 6:51AM

Hopefully someone will post one of those SCD's that have 3 dementional details.I've seen them posted here before that look like you could walk right into the coin.

pharmer · November 10, 2007 6:51AM

Norfolk commem is too. I like it, even though I much prefer simple, elegant designs like the Canadian dime and quarter reverses with the sailing ship and caribou respectively.

itsnotjustme · November 10, 2007 6:53AM

I really must vote for the reverse of the Texas Commem. There are no fields on the reverse at all.

speety · November 10, 2007 6:55AM

If medals count the Cathedral Tokens.

notlogical · November 10, 2007 6:57AM

How about the Standing Liberty quarter?

DorkGirl · November 10, 2007 7:02AM

But most US designs can't hold a candle to some Darkside stuff.......

olmanjon · November 10, 2007 7:03AM

that is one gorgeous lady

dan1ecu · November 10, 2007 7:11AM

I can't think of any that are busier than the reverse of the Bay Bridge commemorative.

Dan

DennisH · November 10, 2007 7:38AM

This one is pretty ridiculous:

AUandAG · November 10, 2007 7:50AM

I think this Nevada HK has a good shot at being the most intricate:
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tightbudget · November 10, 2007 8:42AM

Texas commem for the U.S. coins, don't really know of one non-US.

ccmorgan · November 10, 2007 8:57AM

Well from a US circulation stand point I'd have to say the Morgan dollar. At least to me.

RWB · November 10, 2007 9:30AM

For U.S. coins, I’d say either the Morgan dollar or the Walking Liberty half. The dollar has loads of hair and feather detail, multiple fonts and type sizes. A top quality proof from 1878 or the 1890s can be amazingly detailed in just the depth and shape of lettering. Adolph Weinman’s half dollar is probably the most complex successful design on any coin from any country. (Yes, better than Saint-Gaudens’.) Fully struck pieces show remarkable detail in Liberty’s face and hair, dress, sun and rays, etc. and the eagle feathers are carefully angled and layered in depth and orientation to give the design motion – even the lowly pine cones are superb.

For world coins, the most intricate successful design is the British Gothic florin. Every strand of Victoria’s braided hair is detailed as well and the national arms on the reverse. I’ve owned several of these over the years – each time I sold one, I soon found myself wanting to buy a replacement. (Looking for one now, as a matter of fact.)

sfs2002usa · November 10, 2007 9:41AM

Some of the State Quarter Designs are very creative and complex.
(Perhaps, even Wyoming if you look pretty hard at it!)

LeeG · November 10, 2007 10:44AM

MidLifeCrisis · November 10, 2007 11:52AM

Of the coins posted so far, the Cathedral Thaler gets my vote. But I also think Pillar Dollars are pretty intricate.

Coxe · November 10, 2007 12:05PM

First thing that occurred to me was the Texas commemorative too.

What's the most intricately detailed coin?

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