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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1302632, member: 26302&quot;]Anyone else just sick and tired of reusing designs created by artists who have been dead half a century or longer? Seriously, is artistic talent simply vanished in the country? Sorry, and no offense meant in the slightest to mercury dime lovers, (I love them as well), but it makes me throw up in my mouth a little to see old designs recycled like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some reasons:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. The old coin was designed for a certain size. Resizing the design completely throws off the artist&#039;s intention. I am sure there would have been a different design if the artist had more than a dime to work with.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Doing this freezes out new artists, taking away work where they could create a new masterpiece.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. It devalues the historical coin. Honestly, remember before they had AGE how eye popping a St Gaudens was? Now its everywhere and boring. I seriously bet owners of St Gaudens have lost premiums due to this fact. Same would be true for WL halves.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. It simply seems to create an impression the US is past its prime and now is reduced to reliving its former glory days. Sad.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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