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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7421646, member: 101855"]Sounds like the problem with full head Standing Liberty Quarters where all of the emphasis is on the head without a though about the gown and shield detail. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a view of the Monticello as it looks on the nickel. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289022[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>When I was there I goofed up and took the side view from the right side instead of the left. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289023[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the closest I came to taking a photo from the "Schlag side of the building," the left. The sun was not good for taking pictures on this side of house when I was there. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289025[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another view that might have made for a good design. The trouble is nickel is hard to strike, and if the relief gets too high, the coin was hard to mass produce. Modern minting techniques make more images possible. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289026[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And nobody ever shows pictures of the back door. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289033[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>They won't let you take any pictures of the inside except in the dome. There is no furniture up there, and it is an empty room. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289043[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1289066[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The inside is not nearly as impressive as the outside. Jefferson did not believe in grand staircases. Therefore you have a nice balcony in the two story room you enter from the back door, but no stairs leading up to it. </p><p><br /></p><p>There really isn't a decent staircase in the house leading to the second floor. Both of them steep and not much fun to climb. </p><p><br /></p><p>Jefferson thought that beds should be placed in little alcoves in the bedrooms. In that summer, that made them oppressively hot since there was no cross ventilation. One of the daughters and I forget which one, finally put her foot down and moved her bed more toward the center of the room. </p><p><br /></p><p>The dome looks great from the outside, but the room is useless, except for storage, which what it was used for most of the time. One of the Jefferson relatives who was staying at the house tried to use it as a bedroom, but gave up because there was no way to heat it. In the summer, the small circular windows did not provide for much ventilation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have many other pictures if there is interest. Monticello is well worth the trip. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7421646, member: 101855"]Sounds like the problem with full head Standing Liberty Quarters where all of the emphasis is on the head without a though about the gown and shield detail. Here is a view of the Monticello as it looks on the nickel. [ATTACH=full]1289022[/ATTACH] When I was there I goofed up and took the side view from the right side instead of the left. [ATTACH=full]1289023[/ATTACH] Here is the closest I came to taking a photo from the "Schlag side of the building," the left. The sun was not good for taking pictures on this side of house when I was there. [ATTACH=full]1289025[/ATTACH] Here is another view that might have made for a good design. The trouble is nickel is hard to strike, and if the relief gets too high, the coin was hard to mass produce. Modern minting techniques make more images possible. [ATTACH=full]1289026[/ATTACH] And nobody ever shows pictures of the back door. [ATTACH=full]1289033[/ATTACH] They won't let you take any pictures of the inside except in the dome. There is no furniture up there, and it is an empty room. [ATTACH=full]1289043[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1289066[/ATTACH] The inside is not nearly as impressive as the outside. Jefferson did not believe in grand staircases. Therefore you have a nice balcony in the two story room you enter from the back door, but no stairs leading up to it. There really isn't a decent staircase in the house leading to the second floor. Both of them steep and not much fun to climb. Jefferson thought that beds should be placed in little alcoves in the bedrooms. In that summer, that made them oppressively hot since there was no cross ventilation. One of the daughters and I forget which one, finally put her foot down and moved her bed more toward the center of the room. The dome looks great from the outside, but the room is useless, except for storage, which what it was used for most of the time. One of the Jefferson relatives who was staying at the house tried to use it as a bedroom, but gave up because there was no way to heat it. In the summer, the small circular windows did not provide for much ventilation. I have many other pictures if there is interest. Monticello is well worth the trip. .[/QUOTE]
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