Lol, do you remember those red oxygen masks, Ken? I'll bet if we got together and wore them into the grocery store we'd be a cinch for a viral video on YouTube!
Indeed. I remember 'crank calling' people and speaking through that apparatus.......such a bad fellow was I.
How does it look in hand? It struck me as a little cartoonish on the Mint's site. Your pictures look better. I'm thinking it's probably better looking in real life.
You would be right my friend.........high relief and gorgeous indeed. Now these pieces ain't for everyone, folks. You ain't gonna make any money off of these, so forget that fact. If, however, you are a collector, than you've got a 'honkin' hunk of silver (2.5 0z troy) and a benefit of knowing it will reside very nicely in your collection.
All of these do. They're designed in haste, with little thought into them. Just throw in everything their little minds can think of but the kitchen sink, and fans will buy it. This one I think is one of the better ones. Doesn't say much for these designs as a whole, though.
The soon-to-be-released US Coast Guard medal looks pretty cool: https://catalog.usmint.gov/us-coast...r-medal-S20MB.html?cgid=2021-product-schedule