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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 95258, member: 57463&quot;]<b>Meet the People who Make the Coins You Collect</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="7">So do I!</font>&nbsp; Some designs are better than others and there have been complaints about it in both the numismatic media and the mainstream news.&nbsp; Tennessee and Ohio, in particular, were accused of being clipart.&nbsp; Pennsylvania celebrated a statue no one had ever seen.&nbsp; The cliche coin is the state outline with state bird and state flower.&nbsp; I think that&#039;s South Carolina, but it could be a few more.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Some designs are stellar and there is debate over which is the best.&nbsp; Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, and Nebraska vie with California and West Virginia right now.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>All of that aside, as a series, the coins are America.&nbsp; Basically, they express who we are as a people in a rich and complex way.&nbsp; The story of Connecticut&#039;s &quot;Charter Oak&quot; reflects the essence of American colonialism.&nbsp; Florida juxtaposed the space shuttle with a galleon.&nbsp; Ohio and North Carolina both claimed to be first in flight.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My recommendation is to collect SILVER PROOFS.&nbsp; You can buy them in a coin shop for $5 or $10 each.&nbsp; Nothing strikes up as pretty as silver. Proofs are the highest state of the coiner&#039;s art, by definition.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, unlike the so-called &quot;classic&quot; American coins, you can actually supplement your collection with <u>first</u> <u>hand</u> <u>modern</u> <u>history</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can meet people who design coins.&nbsp; Dan Carr is one (see <a href="http://www.designscomputed.com)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.designscomputed.com)" rel="nofollow">www.designscomputed.com)</a>.&nbsp; Glenna Goodacre (the Sacagawea Dollar) is another.&nbsp; Imagine having not just the coins, but a snapshot of yourself with the designer.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>We say that coins are history you hold in your hand.&nbsp; To that I add that history is made anew every day.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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