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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2703938, member: 69760&quot;]That coin had a lot of design potential.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish the eagle&#039;s entire body (i.e. tails) were in view like in previous years. Not sure why there&#039;s a trend now to exclude parts of animals - perhaps that&#039;s the trade-off for larger portraits and higher reliefs to hit you in the face with.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse bust looks great, minus the gaudy star tiara band thingy. The hair details should be nice, depending on how strong the strike is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Continuing the design element of concave fields is a nice touch - actually a very nice touch. It hearkens back to classic coinage design. Plus, it allows for a higher relief for the devices. I think all coins should have concave fields, or at least for the precious metals commemorative issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Incuse inscription is ok, though reeding is probably better IMHO for this piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Price is terrible. Maybe the US Mint is testing the market to see if they need to tone it down a bit with their pricing strategy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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