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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 206562, member: 66&quot;]The bullion investor wants stability of design to make him comfortable, that&#039;s fine.&nbsp; Nothing says the mints can&#039;t continue the bullion buffalo for the bullion market and these other programs for the collector market.&nbsp; The government probably makes a heck of a lot more money from the collector market than from their bullion sales anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>As much as I like the old designs, I would NOT want to see them redone on the gold pieces.&nbsp; For one thing I agree with Tcore, don&#039;t we have ANYONE that has any orignial artistic talent anymore?&nbsp; Must we PROVE that we have been in total stagnation since 1916.&nbsp; Second I worry about what todays mint &quot;engravers&quot; would do with the old designs.&nbsp; They can&#039;t help themselves, they feel that they have to make alterations to put their personal touches on the design.&nbsp; We got lucky with the Silver eagle, they put Liberty on a diet for the gold eagles, the gold buffalo was faithful to the original because the legislation specific ordered it to be, but they screwed up the buffalo dollar something fierce.&nbsp; And look at the First Spouse coin for Jefferson.&nbsp; That is supposed to be the draped bust design from the cent.&nbsp; A superficial resemblance at best.&nbsp; I&#039;m sorry but I don&#039;t care to see what the graphics design people that pass for artists at the mint would do to the old classics.&nbsp; The Sistine Chapel by Disney anyone?&nbsp; Mona Lisa by Hanna Barbara?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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