2010 Disabled American Veterans Coin....

It's nice to see positive spins on something folks like myself immediately put a negative spin on.

you are right we don't know what the original designers intentions were.

I still don't really care for the design as a collector. I understand why they may have chosen it though.

 

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You know Crusty I've been trying to track down the designer & other designs that were considered, not easy to do. They've got me interested in just how they arrived at this design and what it means. I've got to do some real digging & won't stop until I get some answers. In the mean time it would be interesting to find out just what other coin collectors & the Disabled American Veterans themselves think this coins design really stands for. I sure hope some one just didn't come up with this design with no real meaning at all. I don't want to believe that the U. S. Gov. is that shallow when this coin carries such a powerful message to the American People on behalf of the Disabled American Veterans & their plight in this life.

 

My wife's Dad was Coast Guard and drove landing craft at Guadalcannel. He was wounded by a Japanese aircraft as he pushed a fellow soldier out of harms way. He spent the remainder of the war in San Francisco recovering from wounds sustained. He lived a rich and full life and passed away early in '99. I still miss him. I'll be buying this commem in rememberance of him.....

 

I can relate greeny my dad was a tailgunner in the B-24 Liberator in WW-2, he had 32 combat missions . My dad is still living & I grew up listening to his war stories. You just wouldn't believe what those bomber crews went through. I've admired your P-38 Lightning in your avatar , I always loved that fighter more than all the rest, it had character & the Germans called it the "forked tailed devil" .:bigeyes:

 

God Bless your Dad Pappy.

 

Thank you greeny , Pop is very special person, humble & just a nice person to be around, he was in the 8th Air Force stationed in England .

 

But if you can't figure out the intentions, is it a good design? Probably not.

 

But it could be as simple as the Rorschach ink blot test, meaning to each individual the design says something different, it makes you think yet draws your attention to the plight of our Disabled Veterans. Besides collectors will collect anything, even the worst designed coins in history will be collected , a must have in any large collection. Love it or hate it its got your attention.:smile

 

I havent' decided if I'll buy it yet. I have to echo the sentiments of others here in that I am disappointed by the design. The obverse reminds me a little bit of the Desgregation Commemorative coin that came out last year, I think, with all the feet.

It just seems that the designs for commemoratives are very unimaginative. Maybe we should invite artists from other countries to see what kind of designs they would come up with. That's just my opinion of course.

 

No , my friend there are many fine artist in our own Country, Geeeeeeeezzz Corp. America has outsourced trillions of $$$$ to other countries already, just think about it, most of our outsourcing goes to China , would you want those combat boots to turn into Ho Chi Minh sandals, parish the thought, I'am willing to bet that there are some fine artist right here on coin talk.:desk:

 

OK how about this for a fast responce to get new designers and artist for the U. S. Mintdd::hatch::hammer: http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.csm?action=press_release&ID=1058

 

OPPPS http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.csm?action=press_release&ID=1058

 

hate computers, mint is looking for new artist

 

That's cool that they are looking for a new designer.

Not seeing the article though are you sure it was an artist and not an engraver?

 

No Crusty on the U S Mint site today they have a press release that they are looking for new artist , for some reason I can't seem to post the article:computer::computer::computer::computer:

 

Ahh, I found it. It was up in the bold area and not listed with the other articles I was looking through.

See if this link works:
http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?action=press_release&ID=1058

 

I thank you Sir :high5:

 

Yes every year of two the mint rotates some of the "artist extention program" people. It has been going on for several years now. Problem is in the entire time the program has been active there has only been one accepted artist who had training and experience in sculpture or medals. Every other artist in the program has specialized in things like graphic design, computer imagry etc. All two dimentional art, not three dimentional.

 

Geeeezzzzzzz I was hoping for some new blood from some up & comming young artist :thumb: :goofer:

 

Wow, you would think basic training in 3D sculpting would be a requirment for application. Most universities include basic 3D sclupting design as a course.