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<p>[QUOTE="Larry Squires, post: 7976625, member: 105854"]Well said, sir. It musta been difficult for ya to refrain from any plop of the dosh in your critique as well. Allow me….</p><p> </p><p>Upon cursory review, the Obverse is (overall) not dissimilar to the 1921 design. But, to your point, the crown (alike the rays on the Reverse) appear a bit puny, weak - rather than well-defined, bold impressions. The Reverse is less similar to the 1921 in several regards; most notably (as you noted)…. there is little luster, nothing of the bold impression provided in the 1921 coin - indeed, the rays on the Reverse appear even more puny, skinny, weak. They look like spiky nests used for bird control (and, I should stop there to avoid any political analogy, where they are spiking our eagle on the Reverse, and the eagle head appears to be turned slightly inward and away from the viewer - where the 1921 eagle looked boldly outward). </p><p><br /></p><p>I will say, my 2021 Peace dollars have a frosty finish that I enjoy very much.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Larry Squires, post: 7976625, member: 105854"]Well said, sir. It musta been difficult for ya to refrain from any plop of the dosh in your critique as well. Allow me…. Upon cursory review, the Obverse is (overall) not dissimilar to the 1921 design. But, to your point, the crown (alike the rays on the Reverse) appear a bit puny, weak - rather than well-defined, bold impressions. The Reverse is less similar to the 1921 in several regards; most notably (as you noted)…. there is little luster, nothing of the bold impression provided in the 1921 coin - indeed, the rays on the Reverse appear even more puny, skinny, weak. They look like spiky nests used for bird control (and, I should stop there to avoid any political analogy, where they are spiking our eagle on the Reverse, and the eagle head appears to be turned slightly inward and away from the viewer - where the 1921 eagle looked boldly outward). I will say, my 2021 Peace dollars have a frosty finish that I enjoy very much.[/QUOTE]
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