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<p>[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 935017, member: 11521"]Last night at the ANA Summer Seminar I attended a meeting of the CCAC (Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee). The CCAC advises the Mint and Congress regarding coin designs (among other things). </p><p> </p><p>At last night's meeting they formed a subcommittee that will make recommendations to help get jump start the "Coin Renaissance" proposed a few years ago by Mint Director Moy. They considered several examples of semi-recent US and world coin designs - not to copy but from which to get ideas. Of about 40 US coin designs the CCAC subcommittee considered the FIRST design they rejected was 1988 $10 obverse. The "art" lady (who made the presentation) thought having Liberty on a coin was old fashioned and "looking back rather than looking forward". </p><p> </p><p>I may not know much about art but I know what I like and I like that obverse. But what do I know?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hobo, post: 935017, member: 11521"]Last night at the ANA Summer Seminar I attended a meeting of the CCAC (Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee). The CCAC advises the Mint and Congress regarding coin designs (among other things). At last night's meeting they formed a subcommittee that will make recommendations to help get jump start the "Coin Renaissance" proposed a few years ago by Mint Director Moy. They considered several examples of semi-recent US and world coin designs - not to copy but from which to get ideas. Of about 40 US coin designs the CCAC subcommittee considered the FIRST design they rejected was 1988 $10 obverse. The "art" lady (who made the presentation) thought having Liberty on a coin was old fashioned and "looking back rather than looking forward". I may not know much about art but I know what I like and I like that obverse. But what do I know?[/QUOTE]
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