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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 2231663, member: 15588&quot;]The September COINage contains an article on the new Kennedy dollar and even references past discussions from CoinTalk. It discusses the mixed reviews the design has received, quotes some posts from this forum by alias and then shifts over, probably not intending to sound condescending, to &quot;better known figures in the numismatic community&quot; who support and defend the design. The article also argues in some detail that Kennedy himself would have approved of the design. Whether that could ever be proven conclusively probably remains forever unsolvable, but some suggestive evidence exists.</p><p><br /></p><p>Concerning the dollar coin design&#039;s origins, it references the White House portrait as inspiration and claims that the White House portrait&#039;s pose was chosen by Jackie Kennedy based on a photo of Edward Kennedy at JFK&#039;s funeral.</p><p><br /></p><p>Five alternative Kennedy dollar designs, all reviewed by the CCAC, appear including the original sketch for the chosen design. Many have probably already seen this, but in this sketch Kennedy&#039;s eyes look down and seem more obscured. The final approved design opened them up a little and pointed them forward.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously this is my opinion, but had the design stuck to the portrayal of the eyes shown on the sketch the coin would have been far more effective. Depicting Kennedy in this manner was a very interesting, potentially risky and innovative idea, but something happened between conception and implementation. The original sketch shows the potential that existed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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