New 2020 Platinum Proof Coin

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  1. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Supporter! Supporter

    Pursuit of Happiness.
    Anyone else see a problem with this design, or is it just me?
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  3. Mountain Man

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    Just what the H is happinefs?
     
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  4. Mountain Man

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    In the description it states: The inscription “Happiness,” a facsimile of the handwritten word from the Declaration of Independence, includes the long “s,” a letterform which was typical of its time but is no longer in common use. (Note: the first “s” in happiness on the coin is the long “s.”)
     
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  5. Suarez

    Suarez Well-Known Member

    LOL. Wow, just wow

    Granted, back in the day (18th century and before) the letter S in print was usually substituted with F but if they were trying for an old-timey look then why not 'happineff'?

    They goofed it pretty bad. Or maybe it's a shrewd marketing move meant to draw attention to it and -hopefully- throngs of buyers going crazy to score one of these "rarities" before they realize the error. (yeah right)

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  6. Suarez

    Suarez Well-Known Member

    Ah well, I stand corrected then. The normal form would still have been "happineff"

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  7. Jaelus

    Jaelus The Hungarian Antiquarian Supporter

    No. Just no.
     
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  8. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    No error, that is the way it is actually written on the Declaration of Independence. It gets really confusing sometimes when transcribing old mint archives documents.
     
  9. coin dog

    coin dog Well-Known Member

    They should have used the modern spelling of Happiness. Looks like Glappinefs to me.
     
  10. Chiefbullsit

    Chiefbullsit CRAZY HORSE

    Never owned a platinum coin, my streak will continue.
     
  11. Spark1951

    Spark1951 Accomplishment, not Activity

    Another misguided attempt. Why can’t we get some decent designs?

    2 problems here: Someone got paid a lot of money to produce this sad result, and, the problem was exacerbated because someone approved the design. IMO...Spark
     
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  12. Brina

    Brina Well-Known Member

    Saw that email from the Mint.
    Simply shook my head no...
     
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  13. Santinidollar

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    Somebody needs to take the dies for this monstrosity, throw them off the back of a speeding pickup and count how many times they bounce.
     
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  14. Spark1951

    Spark1951 Accomplishment, not Activity

    Visualized. @90 mph, dropped off the tailgate die-face down, it bounced 7 times before starting to spin, then rolled 45 yards before curving toward, then dropping into a storm drain.

    Very satisfying scenario...Spark
     
  15. louis a bencze

    louis a bencze Active Member

    So I just read Suarez's post, on the second line "Christians" is spelled "Chriftians". Why not Chriftianf ?And again on the third line Themfeluef
     
  16. That is one ugly design. :vomit:
     
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  17. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    There was some linguistic rule for when the s or the other symbol was to be used, they weren't just used at random or on a whim.
     
  18. xCoin-Hoarder'92x

    xCoin-Hoarder'92x Storm Tracker

    The girl's face is that of a fully grown woman. :eek:
     
  19. Santinidollar

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    The Mint hasn’t posted the price yet. Wonder how much they want for that meadow muffin of a coin.
     
  20. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Generally, the medial (long) "S" was only used in these instances:

    1. beginning of word, lowercase (ie sleep - fleep)
    2. middle of word (ie residue - refidue)
    3. middle of word in a doubled-s, BEFORE the second s (ie misstep - mifstep)

    So, Mississippi would be spelled "Mifsifsippi", not "Miffiffippi"

    Similarly, Happiness is "Happinefs," not "Happineff"

    Also, "Sleepiness" is "Sleepinefs"
     
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  21. Jaelus

    Jaelus The Hungarian Antiquarian Supporter

    I'd take one if they paid me $100. I guess. Hideous thing.
     
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