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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 5966548, member: 77413&quot;]I like my coins to show what the designer intended.</p><p><br /></p><p>I want to like Peace dollars, but they just seem so poorly made to me. The features always seem blurry, and the specimens I have seen are also badly banged up.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also wanted a high-relief dollar, but the prices for a sharp, clean, well-made example are too high for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>This fantasy piece was my solution. Thanks to a heads-up from members here on CoinTalk, I was able to get one of the 100 pieces produced. I know some of you have philosophical differences, but I invite you to just put those aside and appreciate the beauty of this piece with me.</p><p><br /></p><p>It adheres more closely to the original proposal, using the Roman numerals that were originally suggested. The imagery of the broken sword was later changed when the coin went into production. More fascinating information is available <a href="http://www.dc-coin.com/1grabenercoinpressmedallionsaleprice-1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dc-coin.com/1grabenercoinpressmedallionsaleprice-1-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.aspx" rel="nofollow">on the website</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the design as produced by the mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1243938[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And this is the Daniel Carr ([USER=4781]@dcarr[/USER]) overstrike.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1243934[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1243935[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1243936[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1243937[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Disclaimer: I am not advocating or advertising the website. Fat lot of good that would do anyway, since these are sold out. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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