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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ana Silverbell, post: 3173139, member: 75156&quot;]I am sure the Mint will sell out the 15,000 it mints but I won&#039;t buy one. I do most of my collecting in the US pre-1965 coin era but if I see a new issue that is appealing, I may buy it. While the obverse is gorgeous, the design of the eagle on the reverse of the coin is disturbing. Why is the proud eagle, the symbol of this County, hanging its head?</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the article the eagle is &quot;defiant&quot; and while &quot;perched on a ledge&quot; it&nbsp; &quot;grasps an olive sapling with its right claw and plucks a branch from it with its beak.&quot; Most people will not understand this; they will simply see the eagle hanging its head.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, coins are all about symbolism. The symbolism here does not work for me either. The olive branch is a symbol of peace. Why would the eagle &quot;defiantly&quot; pluck a branch from it? Is this coin symbolic of the idea of using force to bring peace?</p><p><br /></p><p>The Mint missed it completely with this coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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