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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CoinOKC, post: 999565, member: 2146&quot;]It appears to me that the Mint has slightly modified Washington&#039;s portrait on the ATB quarters. </p><p><br /></p><p>Compare the original portrait to the one on the State Quarter series (and latter dated Washington Quarters). As many people are aware, Washington gained &quot;spaghetti hair&quot; late in the original series and on all of the State Quarter series.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, on the ATB series, Washington appears to have been redesigned to better match his original portrait. The &quot;spaghetti hair&quot; is considerably toned down, the cheekbone and jawline aren&#039;t as pronounced, the ponytail and hair ribbon are slightly redesigned and the portrait seems more lifelike. </p><p><br /></p><p>I applaud the Mint and I think the changes are welcome.&nbsp; Additionally, the portrait on the ATB series is now identified with a single designer&#039;s initials (JF for John Flanagan) as opposed to two designers on the State Quarter series. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w221/scottokc_photo/StateQuarter.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>STATE QUARTER OBVERSE</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w221/scottokc_photo/ATB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>ATB QUARTER OBVERSE</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w221/scottokc_photo/1932.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>ORIGINAL OBVERSE[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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