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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 8334116, member: 15588&quot;]I&#039;m happy that a Maya Angelou quarter exists and I&#039;m glad that the mint resurrected the Fraser design, but for some reason finally seeing pictures of the actual thing feels a little underwhelming. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure how to describe it exactly, but all modern US coins have a sort of dull clunkiness to them that has grown gradually over the past 20 years. Whatever happened makes them all seem a little sterile when in hand. Though I rarely see pocket change these days, on the rare occasions I do it doesn&#039;t hit me like it used to. </p><p><br /></p><p>A few of the ATB quarters looked really nice, but they still had that ineffable staleness to them that I can&#039;t put my finger on. Is it the metal now being used? Cheaper production techniques? Is it just me? Have I spent too much time looking at classic coins struck in silver and gold and my standards have just risen too high?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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