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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 21485, member: 57463&quot;]I have to go along with old Rick in this: the classic coins were artifacts of their eras.&nbsp; (See also National Dealer&#039;s comments along the same line from his &quot;Showing Off&quot; thread.)</p><p><br /></p><p>To me, resurrecting them presents problems.&nbsp; The designs would have to be modernized, just as the new buffalo on the upcoming Jefferson is a slimmer 21st century animal, not the bulky boy from 1913.&nbsp; In fact, just about all of our coins were modernizations in their own time from classical designs known to the Mint engravers from the Mint&#039;s own cabinet of ancients.&nbsp; (See Walker below.)</p><p><br /></p><p>New Flowing Hairs and Busts and Barbers might also lead to yet another rash of fakes made from the new ones to look like the old ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do, however, agree with the sentiment that new Miss Liberty images are very much what we need on our coins.&nbsp; The Statue of Liberty is one opportunity, and there are others waiting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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