The Philadelphia Mint Joeseph Menna became Chief engraver earlier this year in February. This is interesting how the designs are made today.
Hmmmmm, Chief Engravers.................Computer Aided Design. Let me think about that a minute... I'm thinking that where the quality started going off the rails. Still a good video.
12 per second 720 per minute 43,200 per hour 345,600 per 8 hour shift. unless a die breaks or needs maintenance or replaced from all the die deterioration.
I think a few former engravers of coins and medals of mints worldwide might agree with you... But... this is what the cool kids are doing nowadays.
Modern coin designs are divided into two categories: one group simply copies the work of better engravers and popular designs. The others strive for the lowest relief, most boring designs possible. They actually get bonuses for making the most boring coin.
2 Euros 2019 Germany - 30 years fall of the Berlin wall I don’t think the design is boring. They did quite a good job for a modern coin. And I hope they didn’t copy it
At the end of the day minting coins is a giant industrial process and the goal is to make as many of them as you can as cheaply as possible so that you can sell them to make the most profit just like any other product.
I think whoever designed that coin was high. That is absolutely horrific. Zero relief, zero artistry, zero coherence. This is the quintessential encapsulation of the zero-imagination absolutely boring no-relief designs that I'm talking about! Woof, I wouldn't take one of those if you gave it to me.
Which isn't saying much, but I'm sure the mint loved it, flat with no relief. Perfect for high speed coining. The question is how does the actual coin look and not the artists rendition shown above?