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<p>[QUOTE="jtlee321, post: 2278045, member: 73983"]That's just gorgeous!! Why do we insist on keeping real people on today's currency and coins and not go back to symbols of our freedom? Nothing can beat the beauty of a truly handcrafted piece of art verses the computer aided stuff of today. Just because we can, does not mean we should.</p><p><br /></p><p>I shudder when I think about how the 1916 Centennial coinage of the Mercury, Standing Liberty and Walking Liberty coins will look once modern low relief, computer aided design and laser enhanced frosting will likely ruin a classic design.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jtlee321, post: 2278045, member: 73983"]That's just gorgeous!! Why do we insist on keeping real people on today's currency and coins and not go back to symbols of our freedom? Nothing can beat the beauty of a truly handcrafted piece of art verses the computer aided stuff of today. Just because we can, does not mean we should. I shudder when I think about how the 1916 Centennial coinage of the Mercury, Standing Liberty and Walking Liberty coins will look once modern low relief, computer aided design and laser enhanced frosting will likely ruin a classic design.[/QUOTE]
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