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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;orifdoc, post: 4417950, member: 82261&quot;]I love the commentary from those collectors of long ago.&nbsp; Insightful and interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose I have mixed feelings about the coin.&nbsp; In general, we humans have a nasty habit of judging historical figures by the standards of today.&nbsp; Much of what you and I do today with righteous certainty will seem unethical and flat wrong at some future date.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also sympathize greatly for the average soldier in armed conflict.&nbsp; History is written by the victors, but most combatants are just ordinary folks trying to stay alive, win for their side, and return home to mama.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it&#039;s so shameful to celebrate the valor of any soldier, irrespective of the outcome of the battle.</p><p><br /></p><p>We hold Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, Adams, and Jefferson (and many, many others) in high esteem, but all of them would be considered traitors today if the outcome of the war had been different.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the coin, I think the design is generally solid, but somewhat poorly executed.&nbsp; The relief isn&#039;t very nice, especially where the eagle just sort of fades into the background.&nbsp; When I first got into collecting, I thought all commems were a bit too gimmicky for me, but they&#039;ve grown on me (some of them), and I&#039;ve now focused quite a bit of energy on them.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/99z9ogC.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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