Arizona Jack

As I understand it, darkside usually means European coins, but I think all foreign coins may fall into this subgroup.

I include Canadian when I mention darkside just because I don;t know better.

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Hate none, least liked would be the SBAs. Disappointed in the new Lincoln reverse. Sad by the inability to remove dead presidents from coins.

Siwash

Dead spot on. We're going to suffer through dozens and dozens more of these things.

Tried using a couple yesterday, and of course they were double-checked hard to see if they were tokens, because they LOOK like tokens!

Whoever devised the presidential dollars must be ignorant of the whole dollar coin topic. And they're UGLY, with the obverse face portrait rather than a profile.

CamaroDMD

I agree, we are going to see more and more of these series coin releases. For this reason, I think I'm going to stop collecting modern circulation issues and focus solely on commemoratives for my modern coin fix.

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d.t.menace

I noticed a lot of people dislike SBA's,but what I would like to know is it more the coin design or the relative attractivness of the person on it that causes the dislike.If,for example,Farah Fawcett were on it instead of Susan B. would it change your opinion of the coin?

CamaroDMD

I think a lot of people dislike it because it has a reeded rim, is silver in color and is too close in size to the quarter. As a result, it is easily mistaken for a quarter. The Sac and Presidential Dollars have helped to remedy this by making the rim smooth and the color golden.

As far as the design quality itself, yeah it's ugly and people don't like that. But, that's true of many of the modern coins. I think if they put Farah Fawcett on the coin using the modern design styles even she wouldn't be so attractive.

I think the true sad part about the SBA is the design that got rejected. In 1977, there was a Liberty Dollar design proposed and it was turned down in favor of the SBA and it was beautiful. That's the saddest part to me.

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PennyGuy

My objections to the SBA, was a departure from the history of coinage in the US, starting with the images of Liberty, (which I still prefer) to honoring past Presidents. I can work with the President images probably because of my interest in US History. But using the SBA and then Sacagawea images were PC decisions that ignored, as of 1979, 186 years of coinage history.

The size and color of the SBA were probably driven by lobbying. And without a strong Sectry of Treasury and strong Mint leadership we can assume all such decisions were politically based, and will continue to be.

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Magman

I used to dislike Sacajawea dollars... but then I looked at the bag of them I had and they had started to tone - so I have a new appreciation for them now.

There are two coins that I like, but HATE under certain circumstances.
Saint-Guadens 20$ gold and Morgan Dollar.

Nice coins to be sure.

but during large Coin Shows... no way.

Boss

I think people have posted interesting opinion most I agree with. I think the IKE's and SBA's are the ugliest. The clad devaluation of money bothers me the most. Give me a pre64 silver coin worn or not verses a modern debased coin (except the nickel has never been debased yet) and I will pick a 90% silver coin all day. I like Clembos point. Some coins were not made intelligently like the Buffalos and SLQ's re: high relief dates.

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Danr

The reason I really hate the SBA's is that they have actually cost me money (when I used them as quarters)

Conder101

The new native american dollar there is a jarring discordance in style between the obverse and reverse design, and what is with that weird font they used on the reverse. It looks like they just threw it together. UGLY.

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stainless

Why is every one hatin' on the old Sac's (2000-2008)..they, IMO, are by far the most beautiful coin for modern (bussiness strikes anyways)


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Bacchus

Oddly, I find myself in tune with the group this time. SBAs and Ikes would make my list of least favored series.

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Cloudsweeper99

I don't have much use for any coin except copper cents and silver and gold coins of any type.

silvrluvr

I would have to say that several of the modern gold commems are really ugly! I'd not want to pay even melt for most of them.

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