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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PyrotekNX, post: 94916, member: 3918&quot;]Some of the most beautiful coins and currency had an Indian, Eagle, Miss Liberty, or a Bison.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1899 $5 silver silver certificate was the best looking and designed note ever made.&nbsp; Following this closely was the black eagle $1 and the bison $10.</p><p><br /></p><p>IMHO the best coin designs were the flying eagle cent, followed by a close second for the IHC.&nbsp; Buffalo Nickel, walking liberty half, morgan and peace dollar, mercury dime and the standling liberty quarter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I have never been a real fan of coinage and currency with a real person&#039;s face on it.&nbsp; Miss Liberty, the Indian Chief, etc were based on real people.&nbsp; I believe the indian chief was One Papa.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would rather see something which symbolizes freedom on our money instead of something which is more like propoganda for the state.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin design has more or less become a joke.&nbsp; New coins are poorly designed and will not last.&nbsp; The designs wear unevenly and the relief isnt enough to let them circulate for a long time.&nbsp; Even the Lincoln Cent has changed.&nbsp; The older Lincolns had a higher relief and rims, now they are basically flat.&nbsp; Coins made 5-10 years ago are looking worse than ones which have circulated for 40, 50 or even 60 years.&nbsp; On occasion, I still come across a lincoln cent from the teens and twenties in circulation.&nbsp; Sure there&#039;s lots of wear, but everything is still legible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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