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<p>[QUOTE="bugo, post: 2314393, member: 53226"]Early prototype of the Susan B. Anthony dollar. I much prefer the obverse with the sensual image of Liberty over the scowling mug of Anthony, although the hat looks a little out of place. I prefer the reverse because it's a different design that is not shared with any other coin. While I love the Eisenhower reverse, the mint punted when they recycled an old design instead of using a new design.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/Gasparro_Liberty_obverse_zpswfwypfim.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/Gasparro_Liberty_reverse_zpsa67brpki.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some alternate obverse designs.</p><p><img src="http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/1979_left-facing_Susan_B._Anthony_design_zpsulo6b3yl.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/1979_right-facing_Susan_B._Anthony_design_zpssdsrsjtk.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The portrait of these proposals is just as ugly if not uglier than the portrait on the actual coin. The SBD coin is attractive, the portrait is not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bugo, post: 2314393, member: 53226"]Early prototype of the Susan B. Anthony dollar. I much prefer the obverse with the sensual image of Liberty over the scowling mug of Anthony, although the hat looks a little out of place. I prefer the reverse because it's a different design that is not shared with any other coin. While I love the Eisenhower reverse, the mint punted when they recycled an old design instead of using a new design. [IMG]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/Gasparro_Liberty_obverse_zpswfwypfim.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/Gasparro_Liberty_reverse_zpsa67brpki.jpeg[/IMG] Here are some alternate obverse designs. [IMG]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/1979_left-facing_Susan_B._Anthony_design_zpsulo6b3yl.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/1979_right-facing_Susan_B._Anthony_design_zpssdsrsjtk.jpeg[/IMG] The portrait of these proposals is just as ugly if not uglier than the portrait on the actual coin. The SBD coin is attractive, the portrait is not.[/QUOTE]
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